ryan ferguson s been a preoccupatiohere at "dateline" for years. thprison here on no mo victims row, our familia destinatn. you've been he what, how many years? >> 40 years. >> reporter: tonht we'll she you the inside story of s long sagand how he went from colle student to convict murderer to prisoner and finally to trist in his own home town. you recognize your town? >> i do recogne it. i'velways wondered whether this particular building he s. i've seen it on tv a lot >> reporte atsz ps been a trip all right. the sort of tr that on the wrg night at the wrong place could happen to anyone. this is the cautnary tale of wh happened to him. easy to t convicted of something. >> absolutely. >> repter: hard to get out again. >> incredibly fficult. reporter: the nightack when it all began was a rare combinatn, halloween under a full moon. it was 2001, a college tn. columb, missouri. ryanerguson and chuck erickson, both at 17 considerably underage, had gained entry to a llege bar, a hangout named e by george. that's pretty young to be able to get io a club

fingerprints, none matched ferguson. jury find that defendant ryan william ferguson guilty of murder in the second degree. >> reporter: but four years after that 2005 conviction, erics on who pled guilty in exchange for a 25-year sentence reached out to ryan. >> kathleen zelner, an attorney who won many wrongful conviction cases, agreed to take the case pro bono. >> charles ericson wanted ryan ready attorneys to meet with him. >> reporter: with her camera rolling. ericson read a statement admitting he had not been truthful in his testimony against ryan. >> things happen much differently than i preachously stated. i regret i put an innocent man through that. >> ryan got a new court hearing. in april 2012. ericson testified that he lied about ryan ferguson during his trial. >> man, i lied to everybody. >> then the janitor, the only other eyewitness to implicate ryan took the stand and admitted that he too had lied at the trial. convicted sex offend ter, jerry trump said, police pressured him to implicate two young men from

ryan ferguson still doesn't released.lieve eriksson's most recent account was credible to overturn the conviction. even if eriksson was lying or wrong or dreaming again, ryan's story never changed. >> when i read the finding i was shocked. judge green made a lot of big, mistakes. simple mistakes. i looked at that. >> there is no case in the united states where ate person has remained incarcerated when the only two witnesses against them have recanted. >> after a year and a half more behind bars, finally, last week, an appellate court overturned the ruling, finding newly discovered evidence, clearly and convincingly establishes that he is innocent. then the missouri attorney general's office announced it will not retry or pursue further action against ryan ferguson at this time. meaning, ryan ferguson was a free man. today the juror would look to sit down with ryan. >> what would you say to him? apologize 1,000 times. that would be enough. i thought of writing him. i thought maybe -- foerz fryan part is excited to move for

the other a janitor who said he saw ferguson at the crime scene.oth men later recanted and said they lied at his trial. still, despite the lack of evidence, ferguson's attorney kathleen zellner says he was running out of appeals. >> we were at the last stage, the very last stage, and if you can not get the conviction vacated at that stage you're at the end of the road. >> reporter: last week, a missouri appellate court found that prosecutors had concealed evidence from ferguson's defense, denying him a fair trial. his conviction was thrown out and late yesterday the missouri attorney general announced he would not retry him. >> it's better than i would think winning the super bowl. you know, we saved a life. >> reporter: the attorney general actually stated that he would not retry ferguson at this time which leaves open the possibility that he could bring charges later but the evidence that exists today points to individuals other than ferguson. >> pelley: erin, you became interested in this eight years ago, why did you -- what -- why did this catc

ferguson was only 19 at the time. the appeals court ordered ferguson to be released after it ruled he did not receive a fair trial. prosecutors will not retry ferguson. this morning he told the "today" show what it means to be a free man. >> it's beyond my comprehension. definitely look forward to the day and just going to be with my family and take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way. [ sniffles, coughs ]

ryan ferguson and his father join us in a moment. but first "48 hours" correspondent air moriarty is here. her eight years of original covering of this case covered the gaps. good morning to you. >> good morning. most people expected it would take months to resolve ryan ferguson's fate. it took just four days. >> ryan! yay! >> how are you doing. >> it was finally over. last night a smiling ryan forgets ferguson appeared before reporters and press. no longer in handcuffs or his prison-issued jumpsuit. he first thanked his parents, bill and mary ferguson. >> they're the most amazing parents. without them, i wouldn't have have had any hope. >> ferguson was convicted in 2005 of killing kent height hold, a popular newspaper sports editor. while there was plenty of physical evidence at the scene, none of it matched ferguson. he was convicted on the word of two witnesses. one was charles erickson, a high school classmate, who claimed they killed height hold in a late-night robbery. the other, a janitor who said he saw ferguson at the crime

there's far more evidence pointing to other suspects than ferguson. >> ryan ferguson and his father bill with us from missouri for their first sit down interview since being released. good morning. >> good morning. >> i can imagine you never thought you might see this day or always believed you would. now that it has arrived, tell us your emotions. >> my emotions personally i don't think they caught up to me yet. it's amazing. you know, quite early in the morning, haven't really had the opportunity to experience the day yet, but i know there will be new adventures and it will be incredible. definitely look to get into the day. >> you said to get arrested and charged for a crime you didn't commit is easy. to get out of prison it takes an army. tell me about that. >> it does. >> well it does take an army. fortunately we had the marines in the form of kathleen zellner. that made all the difference in the world. kathleen saved the day for our family. >> absolutely. >> ryan what about your parents, i mean you gave a shout out to your parents who have stood by you this entire time nearly a dec

new this morning, we hear from ryan ferguson.ars in prison for the death of a sportswriter. what put him behind bars? what do we know now? >>> honor the commitment. bill clinton said president obama should allow americans to keep their insurance plans if they like them. bill says more and more democrats distance them from the botched health k caroleout. >>> for alec baldwin, the courtroom testimony was real. his testimony and why the judge almost threw the stalker out of court. >> your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning to you. it is 6:00 in the east. and it is a day many thought would never come for a 29-year-old missouri man after nearly a decade behind bars, ryan ferguson released from prison tuesday. prosecutors saying they will not pursue a new trial. ferguson's murder conviction was thrown out last week. now the nightmare may be over. let's bring in david mattingly at the cnn center with what led to the change of fate. good mornin

ryan ferguson and his father join us in a moment. but first "48 hours" correspondent air moriarty is here. her eight years of original covering of this case covered the gaps. good morning to you. >> good morning. most people expected it would take months to resolve ryan ferguson's fate. it took just four days. >> ryan! yay! >> how are you doing. >> it was finally over. last night a smiling ryan forgetson ferguson appeared before reporters and press. no longer in handcuffs or his prison-issued jumpsuit. he first thanked his parents, bill and mary ferguson. >> they're the most amazing parents. without them, i wouldn't have have had any hope. >> ferguson was convicted in 2005 of killing kent height hold, a popular newspaper sports editor. while there was plenty of physical evidence at the scene, none of it matched ferguson. he was convicted on the word of two witnesses. one was charles erickson, a high school classmate, who claimed they killed height hold in a late-night robbery. the other, a janitor who said he saw ferguson at the crim

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ferguson was grilled for hours. >> i wasn't there. i didn't do anything. >> reporter: erickson kept changing his story, but in court he was clear as day. >> he had his foot on his back, on the victim's back, and he was pulling him up on the belt. >> reporter: there were foot prints, fingerprints and hair, but none of it matched ferguson. still, he was convicted. >> guilty of murder in the second degree. >> reporter: sentenced to 40 years. ferguson's parents kept fighting, insisting their son was innocent as he spent his 20s in a small cell. >> i miss all the little things, being able to open my door, being able to choose what i wanted to eat and when i wanted to eat and how i wanted to dress. >> reporter: then in 2012 under oath, erickson, the accuser, recanted the whole story. >> i lied to everybody. >> reporter: i spoke to ryan ferguson while he was still in prison. >> you've got to be furious. >> oh, absolutely. i have suffered a lot and worse i feel like my family has suffered for more than i have. >> reporter: yesterday he was fi

pursue further action against ryan ferguson. this after an appeals court threw out ferguson's guilty verdict because prosecutors withheld evidence. >> this is not an anomaly. i think we need to look at other cases and be aware this is part of our justice system. >> reporter: ferguson was sentenced to 40 years for the 2001 murder of kent heitholt. he was implicated by charles erickson who claimed he had dream-like memories of committing the crime. last year, erickson told the court he lied and ferguson believes it's time for him to be freed as well. >> the guy's a lot of things but the thing is, more so than anything else is innocent. >> reporter: ferguson emerges from prison surprisingly poised. he's writing a book. he has a girlfriend and friends already say go into politics. >> mayor. >> mayor of columbia, indeed. >> next attorney general. >> yes. >> ferguson says he was actually happier for his parents last night than he was for himself. that's because that couple had worked tirelessly for so long to secure his release. kate?

but ferguson's appeals have all been denied.l good, but i haven't been able to actually enjoy it yet, you know, be in the moment. so i think once i'm with my family, you know, i think that's when it will probably hit me and i step foot out there and hug my mom, hug my dad. >> reporter: the state has to decide whether to retry ryan ferguson. if not, he could be out by thanksgiving, his first at home with his family in a decade. erin moriarty, cbs news in columbia, missouri. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," analysis of the election results. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." [ woman 1 ] why do i cook? to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious. or giving the dog a workout, find your balance™. every delicious balance bar® has 40-30-30 balanced nutrition to give you energy that lasts. balance bar®... have you found your

ryan ferguson, a free man this morning after serving eight years for killing a sports editor. state attorney general says there will be no retrial. ferguson said he didn't know he was being freed until he saw his attorney hold up a sign that said, it's over. last night, he thanked his supporters. >> to get arrested and charged for a crime you didn't commit is incredibly easy. and you can lose your life very fast. but to get out of prison it takes an army. >> ferguson's case gained national attention because of a bizarre twist. his high school classmate claims to have recalled in dreams, years after the fact, that he and ferguson carried out that murder. that classmate has since recanted his testimony. but he is still behind bars. and you will hear much more from ryan ferguson later on this morning in a live interview on "good morning america." >>> another case where supporters are calling a miscarriage of justice. a florida woman may find out today whether she is free on bail while she awaits a new trial. she got 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot near her husband du

ryan ferguson's first family holiday since leaving prison. he has his driver's license and his first iphone, and back on the basketball court. today, the tradition he and his father can finally carry on for the first time in a decade. >>> and a brand-new spin on turkey 911. we're helping you have your best thanksgiving ever. today, three top chefs are taking your questions all morning long. and you don't want to miss these big "deals & steals" made in america. only on "gma." >>> well, we do hope you're sleeping in on this thanksgiving morning. a good morning to all of you, america. thank you so much for spending a little bit of time with us on this thanksgiving. and happy hanukkah, as well, to everybody celebrating there at home. lots of bookkeeping to take care of. >>> sam, meanwhile. samuel j. joining us in philadelphia this morning. right there in the middle of the oldest parade in the country. we'll talk to him in just a bit. ginger zee, meanwhile, outside in the sub arctic new york. hopefully the balloons shall fly this morning. and it i

ferguson was grilled for hours. >> i wasn't there. didn't do anything. >> reporter: erickson kept changing his story, but in court he was clear as day. >> he had his foot on his back, on the victim's back and he was pulling him up on the belt. >> reporter: there were food prints, fingerprints and hair, but none of it matched ferguson. still, he was convicted. >> guilty of murder in the second degree. >> reporter: sentenced to 40 years. his parents kept fighting, insisting their son was innocent as he spent his 20s in a small cell. >> i miss all the little things, being able to open my door, being able to choose what i wanted to eat and when i wanted to eat and how i dress. >> reporter: then in 2012 under oath erickson, the accuser recanted the whole story. >> i lied to everybody. >> reporter: i spoke to ryan ferguson while he was still in prison. >> you've got to be furious. >> absolutely. i have suffered a lot and worse i feel like my family has suffered for more than i have. >> reporter: yesterday he was finally released. his first

ryan ferguson is now a free man.ion was thrown out. he told cnn's "new day" that he thinks he knows who actually committed the crime. >> absolutely. i believe we know who did it. i think it's a matter of proving it and a matter of getting help from the authorities at this point. i think the facts show clearly who did it. you know, i'm not going to throw names out there. but anyone who takes the time to look at the evidence, i this it will become obvious to them who that individual is. >> cnn's david mattingly has more on this story. really? is he right? is it obvious? >> they have their suspicions, they're entitled to them after what all they've been through. but this case went unsolved for years before ryan ferguson was implicated by a friend of his. so we contacted the police department in columbia after all this happened. i said, do you plan to re-open the investigation into the murder? and they put out a brief statement. they said they will follow up on any new leads or information that is brought to the departme

ferguson, his family and supporters never wavered, claiming he was innocent.ourt overturned the conviction. on tuesday, a decision by the state's attorney general to not retry or pursue further action set in motion ferguson's release. >> family and friends, attorneys willing to sacrifice so much. it's amazing to be here. >> reporter: ferguson said he thought he was being moved to another facility when he was told to pack up his bags. he didn't know he was a free man until he saw his lawyer holding up a sign that said it's over. john and diana? >> what a story. thank you. >>> two americans kidnapped by pirates off the coast of nigeria have been released. the captain and engineer taken from the "sea retriever," an offshore supply vessel, last month. the state department refused to provide details but it is common practice for ransom demands to be met before the sailors are freed. >>> new satellite images this morning that show how ravaged parts of the philippines are after the typhoon hit. this is what it looked like before the storm struck. parts were crowded w

prosecutors have not said whether they will seek to retry ferguson. in medical news this evening, a major new study is raising a warning about testosterone replacement therapy. dr. jon lapook has details. >> reporter: when restaurant owner luca marcato started feeling tired, he asked his doctor to test his testosterone level. >> i did not have energy right in the morning. in my business, you have to go and go and go. >> reporter: his levels were low, and his physician prescribed a gel containing testosterone. >> now, i feel the way i should be feeling. >> reporter: low testosterone levels are linked to problems like fatigue, muscle and bone loss, and decreased libido. while replacement therapy is f.d.a. approved for some conditions, it's widely marketed as a way to improve health and stay young. but there's little data on its long-term effects. today's study looked at older men, most with heart disease, who had low testosterone levels. there was a 29% increased risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in those given testosterone. cardiologist dr. steve

meaning ferguson can now move on with his life.rly troubling is how long it took to get to this point. it's been clear for years now that there was no evidence remaining against ryan. and yet, only now, is he finally a free man. george? >> that free man joins us now. ryan ferguson, along with his father, bill. thank you, both, for joining us this morning. ryan, i love that photo. how did the steak taste? >> it tasted amazing. a steak after that long. eni had an amazing person cooking it for me. and amazing steakhouse, in columbia. the best there is. >> get that plug in. bill, i was so touched by what ryan said about your ordeal. he said it was worse for you than it was for him. >> it's hard to believe. i would not want to trade places with him. >> i'm sure that's true. but, ryan, you said it was your father's advice that got you through this. >> absolutely. there's so much that he's kind of guided me through in the past decade. my whole life, really. anytime i needed him. even on the phone, i could call him all day every day, if i

jane ferguson reports. >> reporter: it was an attack on the footsteps of where the country will debate the future of u.s. forces here. a suicide bomber rammed a car with explosives into a military vehicle just as afternoon rush hour was beginning. civilians were among those killed and injured. >> translator: i have a kabob stall here. suddenly there was a big bang, and everything went dark. i didn't understand what was happening. they took me to the hospital. there was a lot of people injured and a lot of smoke and dust. you can see it from my clothes. >> reporter: the blast destroyed many cars and hit a street lined with market stalls. >> translator: at around 3:00 there was a big explosion. there were huge flames and smoke. i know some of the shop keepers there. there were butchers, vegetable

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they had 15 days to make their intentions known if they were going to retry ryan ferguson. them only seven for them to release a very simple statement today. and it base you cbasically said will not retry or pursue further action against ryan ferguson. that was his get out of jail free card he's been waiting for for almost a decade. the wheels of justice then which have been turning very slowly so far in his case picked up the pace a little bit, and now just within the last hour he walked out of the courtroom a free man. >> walked out a free man. as we could see that podium looked like some hotel setup, right? that's a live picture you're looking at there where ryan is going to be speaking in just a few moments. now david, because you've spoken to him, you've had a sense of what kind of a man he is. you've spoken to his family. what's their reaction to this? >> reporter: well, to put anytime perspective, you have to look at what the family for ryan ferguson has been doing. the extraordinary amount of support they've given him for the last decade. they have been going across

jane ferguson is live in kabul. hamid karzai made a long speech, though. did he talk about other details to do with the deal? >> mainly what he talked about in the beginning, like you said. it was a long speech. he talked about the history of the conflict, going back to the 9/11 attacks in new york, and talked - everybody sitting in the halls through the events and the ups and downs of hamid karzai, and the afghan government's relationship with washington d.c. as you pointed out, he also went into great detail about the rang lings that he's had over the last two to three days with the u.s. administration. he literally explained what had been happening. on tuesday night he spoke with u.s. secretary of state john kerry saying that american troops could never enter an afghan house under no circumstances to which hamid karzai said it was a deal breaker, they couldn't sign a deal that -- kerry said it was a deal breaker, that they couldn't sign a deal if an american life was in threat. in response, what hamid karzai told the delegation was that he asked for a l

there has never been any physical evidence connecting ryan ferguson of the murder.was convicted primarily on the words of erickson although he seemed to know little about the crime when police interviewed him. >> you know for a fact. >> the other key witness was jerry trump, a janitor who claimed he saw ryan at the crime scene. >> would you point to that individual, please? >> yes. >> reporter: after a "48 hours" report raised questions about ryan's conviction. kathleen zeller a powerful attorney, took the case pro bono. she joined forces with ryan's father bill to prove ryan's innocence. in time both witnesses recanted under oath and admitted to lying at trial. >> i did lie. i lied. >> reporter: still, forgetson's appeals were denied until yesterday when the appellate courts through out the conviction. >> it's a wonderful feeling. it's the best feeling in the world. >> reporter: the courts said prosecutors were aware of problems with jerry trump's testimony but concealed them from the defense. >> kblouft be in a state of shock. know we are. >> reporter: ryan remain

they had 15 days to make their intentions known if they were going to retry ryan ferguson.ut it took them only seven for them to release a very simple statement today. and basically said the state will not retry or pursue further action against ryan ferguson. that was his get out of jail free card he's been waiting for for almost a decade. the wheels of justice then which have been turning very slowly so far in his case picked up the pace a little bit, and now just within the last hour he walked out of the courtroom a free man. >> walked out a free man. as we could see that podium looked like some hotel setup, right? that's a live picture you're looking at there where ryan is going to be speaking in just a few moments. now david, because you've spoken to him, you've had a sense of what kind of a man he is. you've spoken to his family. what's their reaction to this? >> reporter: well, to put anytime perspective, you have to look at what the family for ryan ferguson has been doing. the extraordinary amount of support they've given him for the last decade. they have been going

i spoke to ferguson about it less than a month ago.been held now for almost ten years. they lied and you're still in prison. >> i wish i could explain how that works but it's beyond my comprehension. you cannot use logic. the moment you start to use logic is the moment you'll drive yourself crazy. >> reporter: the family of kent hiteholt declined comment. the county prosecutor has two weeks left to decide if ryan ferguson will be charged again. if not, he's a free man. david mattingly, cnn, atlanta. >> david, thanks so much. let's bring in cnn senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, to talk more about this. the facts of this case and convince are pretty amazing, jeff. what do you make of the fact that the judge has thrown out this conviction? >> first of all, this is a story, an unusual one, in that the news media is a good day, cbs in particular, aaron mariorti, they've been after this story for years. eyewitnesses, accomplice testimony, it can be just wrong. what's especially interesting about this case, this is an exoneration of someo

joining me now with what did it is coverage -- health source rhode island director, christine fergusonank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> great to be here. >> you have nearly 100,000 applications started in california already. and christine, rhode island's site has yet to even crash. how were you able to roll out our sites so successfully, when we're seeing what's happening on a federal level. what did you do differently than the federal government? >> first we started building our systems two years ago. we knew what we were building, we knew exactly what we were targeting. the federal government had a different circumstance. the whole planning was to have the health care system run by the state. unfortunately, a lot of states didn't decide until late in the game that they weren't going to play, meaning the federal government had a much bigger lift and more uncertainty late in the game. we were able to keep our eye on the ball of having that site ready, which it is today. >> coming in and that capacity to look at what's available before you go in and have to set up an e

. >>> freedom ter nearly a decade in prison for ryan ferguson. he was concted of beating and strangling a sports newspaper editor. a missouri court ruled last week thatrosecutors held key evence from the defense. >> to get arrested and to ge chard for a crime you didn't commit is incredly easy. and you can lose your li very fast. but to get out of prison, it takes an army. >>> worth your weight in gold. a weht loss chlenge in dubai offered citizens one gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lost. ld worth over $76300 was given to more than 600 weight loss winners. i would lose a logram. >>> and in mcow, you can skip the cent subway fare in exchange for, count them, 30 squats in less than two minutes. t no cheating here. a mache monitors you the entire time. it is portedly to increase olympic values ahead of the 2014 sochi olympics. i cat see anydy across t new york subway doing that. now to a look a the new yor stocexchange wh courtne regan. courtney? >> macy's, walmart and other are offering incentives, overtimepay,iscounts and holiy mea

but chp warning drivers and -- >> officer mike ferguson hit the roads looking for drivers weren't ready for the rain. says with the first major storm of the season the roads can be especially dangerous. even something as common as a stripe in the road can be dangerous. >> the rumble strips are going to be slick, the white lines. >> reporter: ferguson says the first rain of the season is a wake up call for drivers. >> obviously the first rainfall is going to bring up that oil on the road and it's going to be slick. >> more accidents happen when it's not raining because more people more careful driving with the rain. >> reporter: drivers need to focus. >> in slower traffic like this i'm looking for people who are probably distracted. not paying attention. i'm looking for cell phones. >> reporter: and professional drives, like him, have advise for any one hitting the road. >> get to drive slow. make space between other cars. >> reporter: says one more critical factor is make sure your car is properly maintained. that includes windshield wipers. they if they're not you can get a bit of dish

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now ryan ferguson is a free man. his stunning story ahead. >>> violence surging on the big screen? study raising serious questions about what our kids are watching. >>> and an unusual discovery after a house goes up in flames. wait until you hear what police found inside. it's all "happening now." jon: day here in our studios and on capitol hill as well as officials behind the obamacare website face a grilling by two of the toughest house committees. hello to you, i'm jon scott. jenna: hello, i'm jenna lee. today's hearing on the heals after new report that the health care website may not be fixed by the end of the november. that is the deadline the administration has been promising. peter doocy is live from the white house on this why is the site taking so long and why does it appear the deadline will not be met? >> reporter: jenna, between now and march the administration needs to sign up just unseven million more consumers with new coverage through healthcare.gov and these new reports say that website can not handle that high volume right now. in fact we heard on the hill this m

let's speak to jane ferguson who is in kabul.he first time the pakistani prime minister has been in kabul since he took his third term. what is he doing there today? >> we are likely today to see high-heavily talks between prime minister nawaz sharif and hamid karzai. nawaz sharif is likely to meet with the high-peace counsel, the body of elders gathered together since 2010 to try to push forward peace talks. they have been fraught with difficulty and stopped and started over the years. it will be crucial to his visit, speaking with the high suppose counsel. and we have spoken with a senior member this morning, who pushed the fact this they want the pakistani authorities to facilitate direct talks between the government and the afghan taliban here. that's what this visit is all about. there'll be discussions about further economic ties, further economic cooperation. the afghans are aware that pakistan's prime minister is essentially from a business community, from an industrialist family. they are hoping that not only will he see

let's hear from jane ferguson, who is joining us from kabul to tell us why this is a controversial issue, and what else will be covered by the proposed security deal? >> well, this has been a controversial issue for afghans, but especially for the president hamid karzai. he is criticised and said he wants on end to those night raids. he sees it as challenging afghan sovereignty as well as the dignity in the houses searched. this agreement is down to the wire when it comes to the negotiations. there are less than 48 hours left before a draft proposal is meant to be handed over here in the capital. now, sources in the palace tell al jazeera that most of the other issues have been well sorted out between both sides. there were other contentious issues such as immunity from afghan law. it seems to have been smoothed over. the forces will continue to be tried in american courts and subject to us law. another issue which seems to have been agreed on is a tax issue, whereby u.s. military and firms working for them will not be subject to afghan taxes. of course, at the end of the day all the iss

jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul, afghanistan. >>> pope francis attacked capitolism.e writes power should move away from the vatican. the 84-page document says the church needs to focus more on poverty. calls on global leaders to address education and health care. and christians should embrace muslims with affection and respect. >>> dozens of people clinging to the hull of a capsized boat. >>> plus the housing recovery could be slowing. that story in our top business headlines when al jazeera comes right back. the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the top military commander of the free syrian army telling al jazeera that its fighters won't part in any peace talks unless a number of their conditions are met first. the opposition plans to meet with officials trying to decide whether they wi

>> reporter: ferguson's attorney told me he could possibly get out today.on't know how realistic that is. if the state doesn't fight the motion for releasing him on bond, he could get out today. if the state decides to fight would like it it could take seven to ten days. >> does the state have leads as to who may have committed the crime? >> reporter: there has always been another name that has come up. the person who was the last known person to see the victim before he was killed. in fact the appellate decision even focuses on this particular individual and contradictions in his story. i don't know whether this case will ever be solved. it is in fact been going on since 2001. >> on a personal note how does it feel? d in many ways have you not been on this story reporting it. he might still be in jail. how does that feel? >> reporter: it does feel fretty great. when we first started on this case we had no idea whether ferguson was innocent or guilty. the longer we reported on the case the more evidence that came out. yes, of course that feels really gr goo

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and poor jesse tyler ferguson -- what's going on here?ound connections in the house without me. listen to this sound bait. >> i even kept the guy who has carbs around to appear open-minded. and even he is ignoring me. >> even the guy who loves carbs is ignoring him. in keeping with the traditions, camera caught every tear shed in the limo ride home after -- after getting the axe. you know who got the axe? this is the twist. ferguson himself got booted out of his own bachelor pad. >> oh. because -- one of the contestants proposed it another? >> yep. he was seen sobbing on his phone from the back seat. s seen sobbing with his mother on the backseat. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance com

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we have the opportunity to speak with ferguson yesterday just hours after his release. big years, 19 to 29, inside? >> you know, you can't even put that into words because you know, they've taken my 20s, and i'll never have that back, you know, nothing in this world can get that back to me, and those are amazing years, obviously. that's when you're an adult, so thus far -- i'm 29 but i've literally never really lived as an adult in the free world. >> it was the wrong result. the question becomes as ferguson begins the process of rebuilding his life, who should take the fall for the time that he lost? let's get some perspective and bring in cnn senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor mr. jeffrey toobin. great to have you with us as always. in these situations the motivation is to make this right. what are we looking at from a conceptual standpoint of how this can be the prosecutor's fault, what could be done about it? >> the custom to the extent there is one has been to compensate the unjustly accused financially, some states have laws that allow for some comp

jane ferguson, kabul, afghanistan. >> in tie lands, protesters rallied at the capitol. they are calling for the prime minister to be removed from. around 100,000 people are expected in a day-long peaceful protest. ukrainians took to the streets as well. they were protesting a government decision to scrap a at any rate treed e. some say they buckled under pressure from moscow. they wanto ukraine to join a customs union and has threatened to retaliate as it went ahead with the eu deal. >> voters in hon dueras elect a new president today. the wife of the president deposed in a coup in 2009, whoever wins takes charge of one of latin america's weakests economies and highest crime rates. adam rainey is in hon dueras with more on today's voting. >> we have seen a healthy turnout. some say it may be a record turnout. we have been at rallies for the last week or so where there is a lot of energy, a lot of people coming to the rallies saying they are excited. we are talking about people who sometimes are paid to go to rallies, too. it's always really tough to know if this is a po

jane ferguson has more. and argument continue to surround afghanistan's decision makers. >> a gathering of representatives in the capital is expected to decide on sunday if it will approve a security agreement with the u.s. of president hamid ca karzai is sticking to his position. he won't sign the agreement until after presidential elections next year. >> karzai doesn't have the right to say these words. i'm saying this is a big mistake owe iowe owee he is making whatd they want we have accepted. he still wants to delay the agreement. this is in the detriment of afghanistan. >> in the busy market people are concerned about what will happen if the agreement is not signed. >> pakistani is our enemy and now we make america our enemy too. how do we make our living here. we need a stable future. some believe karzai needs to leave a legacy. he doesn't want to be remembered as a person that was inti intimd by foreigners. but some say the country should come first. karzai should do a hi historic thing for his count

jane ferguson has this report from afghanistan. >> reporter: it was an attack on the footsteps of where with the country will debate the future of u.s. forces here. a suicide-bomb car packed with explosives exploded just as rush hour in kabul was beginning. six from killed and several injured. >> i have a saw here. suddenly there was a big bang and everything went dark. i didn't understand what was happening. they took me to the hospital. when i came back to see my shop there were a lot of people injured. there was smoke and dust and you can see from my clothes. >> reporter: the blast destroyed many cars and hit a street lined with market stalls. >> at around 3:00 there was a big explosion. there were huge flames and smoke. i know some of the shop keepers there. there were butchers, vegetable sellers and a mechanic. they were all hurt. >> reporter: the police say it was a suicide car bombing here targeting afghan military presence which was present here trying to protect where the hall is just beyond that row of trees. it is meant to host over 2.5000 representatives from around afghanis

ferguson was drinking with former friend charles harrison that night, who later said he had dream-likebers of committing the crime. an appeals court decided that prosecutors withheld evidence that could have helped his defense. and his conviction was overturned. he says there are other people serving time for crimes they didn't commit, including the man who helped send him to prison. >> charles erickson. the guy is a lot of things. but the thing is, more so than anything else, he's innocent. >> i'm andrew spencer report being. >> the missouri attorney general's office said it will not retry or pursue further action against ferguson. >> there are new developments today in the wildcat deaths of a worker and animal sanctuary. >> police released the chilling 911 tape. this is the sanctuary's owner arriving on the scene and yelling at the cougars to get back. >> get out of here. get. go. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: body out. cage. he released a statement saying there were two cougars in the cage, not in a lockout portion at the time of the attack, which is against protocol. osha is investig