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his son haley was 7 and miserable. he was struggling to read and hated school. haley was diagnosed with adhd, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia. >> he was in a precarious place when he was that age, and as a parent you do whatever you can, of course. >> he found a way to connect with his little boy at bed time. he told haley every greek myth he could think of until he ran out of stories and started making one up. one that turned adhd and dyslexia into superhuman powers. >> i said, you know, haley, in percy jackson's world if you have those conditions, that means you're probably a demigod. you're the son of a god. and he had no trouble believing that. he'd say, yeah. yeah! >> he introduced it like another story. >> like any other story that dad would read their kids. >> instead of like thomas the tank engine, he was telling me >> did you make him stay up late? did you say more dad? >> yes. he would say my voice is tired. let me go to sleep. i'm going to sleep. >> percy's dyslexia means he can read ancient greek. and his scattered thoughts give

haley barbour issued a temporary injunction wednesday night. for a recap of this sherrie johnson joins us with more. this is something a lot of viewers have been talking about, not just in mississippi but in maryland. >> reporter: we also hear from a lot of victims in mississippi. they are very concerned. a mississippi judge is putting his foot down this. comes after outgoing governor haley barbour approved full pardons for 199 people with crimes that range from shoplifting to rape to murder. four men convicted of murder are out of jail. haley barbour approved full pardons for the men who were serving life sentences. one released is david gatlin. in 1993 he walked into the home of his estranged wife tammy and shot her in the head killing her. gatlin also shot her friend randy walker, he survived the gunshot wound to the head, walker says he will now live in fear now that gatlin is has been released. >> i feel like my safety is in jeopardy. tammy's family, i feel they are all in jeopardy. i feel fear for the safety of my family. it's an issue. a

haley trapped by the gate, which is difficult to open from the inside. >> when weep opened the gate, i saw -- when we opened the gate, saw her first and she was real brittle and i didn't want to hurt her by rushing her out. i told her to grab my arm. >> she's not too well. and i'm really surprised that she got -- could move that quick. >> reporter: with the men's help, which seemed to come from nowhere, haley and his wife made it safely to a neighbor's house. >> i hereby recognize and commend you for your extraordinary heroic efforts. >> reporter: today the 25-year- old heroes were recognized for their efforts. >> going to be with me the rest of my life, just looking back on how i helped somebody, you can say. i'm just glad they made it out safe and i was glad we could help, you know, that's all we wanted to do was help. >> reporter: and while most of the haleys' property was lost -- >> there is no use to cry. tomorrow is another day. we'll survive. we'll survive. >> reporter: in union city, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> coming up, ford announcing a major recall. >> the potential danger p

haley barbour more than 200. is what it's like to be haley barbour today. >> outraged family members and victims are denouncing the pardons of four murder ares by haley barbour. >> families are outraged. >> there is outrage across the state. >> a lot of people angry. >> mississippi governor's final act in office ignited outrage. >> they have been convicted of burglary, rape and in some cases murder. >> i think -- the governor should have to look me and the family in the eye and say hey i'll let this guy go. >> a clear signal he probably is planning to be finished with electoral politics. >> mississippi judge actual hi temporarily blocked the release of some of the prisoners who governor barbour pardoned or released. but while the state of mississippi fumes over and fights against haley barbour's pardons out of office, he's on his way out of office. one day out of the governor's office it has been announced he is going back to being a high dollar lobbyist. given what he did on his last day in office, not only is h

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>> you know, i think i would allow haley to do that.his pardons and i disagree with several of them. and as we were going to correct that. >> senator watson, thank you forgetting up with us and addressing these concerns head on. appreciate it. >>> 36 minutes past the hour. new tornado warnings have just been issued. rob marciano tracking the latest developments. folks on facebook are worried about how fast these storms are moving. >> yeah. this time of year when they do develop they develop quickly and move quickly powered from a strong jet. a new tornado warning now issued. this one south and east of birmingham. it's in talladega and shelby counties and clay counties as well. that's this cell right here. it is moving towards talladega proper at about 50 miles an hour. and this other cell that's about to cross interstate 65 near clanton, this one has got a strong signature. it's had reports of doing some damage to the west. two cells that likely are doing damage, this one for sure has a tornado on it. but a tornado that rolled through t

why did governor haley barbour pardon murderers on his last day in office? newt gingrich finished out of the money in iowa and new hampshire but chip reid tells us a wealthy friend is keeping his campaign in the money. and two years after the earthquake dr. jon lapook returns to see what's become of haiti. >> reporter: how many people here go to bed hungry? nsaptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the gs. is scrambling tonight to condemn a video that appears to show marines desecrating bodies in afghanistan, possibly the bodies of taliban fighters. the video was shot months ago, but it was posted on the nternet yesterday and now word of it is spreading in istaanistan. secretary of defense leon panetta said the behavior depicted in the video is "utterly deplorable." here is david martin at the thntagon. didn'orter: it didn't take long to identify the marines in the e deo. it could take forever to undo dhe damage. thcretary of defense panetta called afghan president karzai this morning to promise a

by outgoing governor haley barbour.ood has vowed to conduct a man hunt if they can't be found. >> i'm encouraging those out there, if you're a family member of one of these five that we're looking for, call our office. the attorney general's office in mississippi and advise them they need to come turn themselves in. >> the republican governor granted clemency or full pardons to more than 200 convicted criminals. >> he said 90% were recommended by the parole board. many were already free. we spoke to the parole board, and they did not get back to us to confirm this, but he granted eight years. in the past two weeks, he granted 214. 16 to convicted murders. the judge granted a temporary injunction stopping the release, but all those people are out the door. mary mcabee's brother was killed by one of the released murderers, and she's joining us tonight. also paul cowin. i know this has got to be a difficult and shocking time for you. the man convicted of killing your brother has been pardoned and released. how do you feel

sam and billy joel haley were inside their home when it caught fire thursday night.wo men saw the smoke and called 911. they saw the elderly couple coming of the house and ran to help them move away from the flames. >> we know each other. we work with each other. we're in it to help somebody. >> we're just in it as instinct. as people, that's what we have to rely on. >> the haley's home is charred, and many family heirlooms were lost. sam haley hasn't seen the two men since, but he certainly wants to help them. >> it's 4:38. let's check in on your friday weather. as we head through the weekend we have gorgeous weather ahead. we're not going to be in the near record warmth territory today, tomorrow or sunday. but still holding onto mid-60s inland. really comfortable conditions to get outdoors. all the records that we tied or beat were back in 2003. so it hasn't been this warm in almost ten years for this week of january. as we head through the next couple of days temperatures drop off a little bit. we'll see more cloud cover this morning. it's already running four deg

is haley barbour giving any explanation? i know you tried to talk to him at the beginning of the week and you couldn't get anything. >> yeah, in fact, we just tried to talk to him again. we put another request in to his officials. once again, flatly turned down. let me point out what the mississippi constitution says when it comes to the issues of pardons, especially pardons granted as a result of the governor. it says in writing in that constitution that there has to be a formal 30-day notification published in the newspaper in the county where the offense for the criminal took place. it must be in that newspaper for 30 days. the question is, did that actually take place for all of these pardons, for all of these criminals that have been set free as a result of the governor -- former governor's actions? that's what they're investigating. they're especially wondering was it done with those four murderers, the ones set free on sunday. as for any response coming from the former governor, haley barbour, let me read you somethin

by outgoing governor haley barbour.im hood has vowed to conduct a man hunt if they can't be found. >> i'm encouraging those out there, if you're a family member of one of these five that we're looking for, call our office. the attorney general's office in mississippi and advise them they need to come turn themselves in. >> the republican governor granted clemency or full pardons to more than 200 convicted criminals. >> he said 90% were recommended by the parole board. many were already free. we spoke to the parole board, and they did not get back to us to confirm this, but he granted eight years. in the past two weeks, he granted 214. 16 to convicted murders. the judge granted a temporary injunction stopping the release, but all those people are out the door. mary mcabee's brother was killed by one of the released murderers, and she's joining us tonight. also paul cowin. i know this has got to be a difficult and shocking time for you. the man convicted of killing your brother has been pardoned and released. how do you f

this comes after outgoing governor haley barbour approved full pardons for 199 people. this includes 14 convicted murderers, five convicts were released sunday. the law requires pardon requests be published 30 days in advance, that didn't happen for some of the people. the state's attorney general says haley barbour often acted as if he were above the law. >> he ran the state and governor's office, didn't follow the law. this is a very simple constitutional provision. the governor just didn't even follow it. it was clear he had to have this information and didn't obtain it before signing the pardons. that caused a public safety issue. these families are afraid out here and these victims have been through a terrible amount, it's a slap in the face to all the law enforcement in the state of mississippi. >> reporter: barbour released a statement explaining 90% of the individuals were nolonger in custody and a majority of them had been out for years. a court hearing on the matter is set for january 23rd. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> shocking images now making their way a

>> no, haley barbour? >> i mean, he's certainly, you know, one of the great wheeler-dealers. >> actually, let me play a little chunk of that. this is jim hood, the attorney general was furious and i think the reference was to say, you're making us look like a back water. you're going to release these people. very few people standing up and saying, yes, this is brilliant. release murderers and make sure they can have guns later for the people who are afraid of them returning. let me play a little bit of what he said yesterday with anderson. >> former governor barbour. i mean, he didn't follow the law. this is a very simple constitutional provision and governor barbour didn't follow it. very clear he had to have this information, he didn't obtain it before he signed these pardons and that has caused public safety issue. >> so, the injunction is in place. >> does it make me a bad person that i don't know who boss hog is? >> oh, my -- >> about five blocks from here. >> boss hog was the big bad sheriff in stars

just a short time ago, haley barbour spoke to fox news. talked a lot about forgiveness and faith. here he is. >> i have no doubt in my mind that these men have repented, have been redeemed, have come back hard working to prepare themselves to go out into the world. i have no question in my life. >> you hear him? he says it's a christian thing to do to forgive. io heard one of the convicted murders saying he's changed, read the bible, and found god. what's your reaction? >> i do not believe there's no way in reasonable logic haley barbour can say he can believe that 2ten people that he's pardoned, that all of them have found god and they have been redeemed, one, he hasn't talked to them. there's been no background investigation. he doesn't know if all of them read the bible or whatever. and i know criminals read the bible. all kind of people read the bible, but that does not realize or say that these people are ready to be returned into our society here within mississippi. >> and obviously, he's made the point that 90% of the people he pardoned were recommended by the parole board

just a short time ago, haley barbour spoke to fox news. talked a lot about forgiveness and faith.he is. >> i have no doubt in my mind that these men have repented, have been redeemed, have come back hard working to prepare themselves to go out into the world. i have no question in my life. >> you hear him? he says it's a christian thing to do to forgive. io heard one of the convicted murders saying he's changed, read the bible, and found god. what's your reaction? >> i do not believe there's no way in reasonable logic haley barbour can say he can believe that 2ten people that he's pardoned, that all of them have found god and they have been redeemed, one, he hasn't talked to them. there's been no background investigation. he doesn't know if all of them read the bible or whatever. and i know criminals read the bible. all kind of people read the bible, but that does not realize or say that these people are ready to be returned into our society here within mississippi. >> and obviously, he's made the point that 90% of the people he pardoned were recommended by the parole board to be

but haley barbour -- >> you don't see any female murderers working in the governor's mansion there.here's a different standard. >> we have no idea how these people were picked. what makes this so agonizing, this story, there are undoubtedly lots of people in the mississippi prison system who should get pardons. pardons are not a bad thing but because of this sort of futile -- feudal system where the king, the governor, taps a few people on the shouldner a seemingly irrational way, it's discredited the whole policy and a lot of people who probably should get pardons, nonviolent people, will wind up not getting them. >> do you agree the whole notion of crime of passion is an antiquated sexist notion? >> absolutely. murder is murder. it doesn't matter what your motive is. if you killed someone, you killed someone. people like to cling to the idea that in passion, you're not thinking, you're not considering their consequences, but it's still so antiquated. >>> this does kind of taint the whole pardon system. >> it does. we have almost 2 million people in prison in the united states. the

haley. >> she was real brittle. i didn't want to hurt her by rushing her out. i told her to grab my arm. she wanted to go by the garage. i didn't want her to go by the garage because smoke started coming out. i walked her down the street and around to the neighbor's house. >> haley says his wife is an invalid so the actions of the young men made all the difference. although firefighters responded quickly, ricketts and baldwin saved the couple before firefighters arrived. >>> not on the field, but off it. check this out. can you spot it here? an airline version of a touchdown dance as steeler fans were taking a om a denver airport. stick around. cheeseburger macaroni? [ female announcer ] cheeserburger macaroni hamburger helper. now even cheesier and tastier. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >>> welcome back. the time now is 11:26

. >>> former mississippi governor haley barbour has created an uproar. he's defending his decision to pardon several convicted murderers. for a limited time, passages malibu will be giving away free copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. >>> former mississippi governor haley barbour says he's at peace to pardon several convicted murderers but it's hard to find anyone that agrees with him. cnn's martin savidge has more. >>> more than a week after he pardoned so many in this state, there's still a lot of anger. but nobody is more upset than the families of the victims. when ronald bonds wants to see his sister, jennifer, this is the only way. a photo album. >> that's jennifer, yeah. >> reporter: jennifer was murdered in 2001 by a man ronald knew, her husband. >> we grew up together. good friends. that was my friend. we were good friends. >> reporter: anthony shot his wife in the back, in front of a room full of witnesses in this after-hours spot on the outskirts of town. >> he would have stood right here, and h

we're talking about mississippi and haley bar lobour's decision pardon more than two dozen criminals. dr 300 criminals. and four convicted killers, all worked at the governor's mansion as part of a long standing program now suspended along with the pardons. before the court put the pardons on hold, those four killers walked away. three since checked in as required by the judge and expected to show up at a hearing this friday. last night, mississippi authorities tracked down this man, joseph osment and served him with papers ordering him to be in court as well. they found him in laramie, wyoming and tried to flee. he tried to get away in his girlfriend and they served them with a sympathy. the pair were planning to get married and invitations gone out. there were hints of thinking of living on the land and not settling down. and there were hints they might have a small private ceremony to take place at an undisclosed time, date and location. in. >> a moment, mississippi attorney general jim lahood is joining us and no love lost between him and haley barbour. and calls it politically mo

. >> reporter: in south carolina, the republican governor nikki haley, stands behind the state's new law. >> we have to show picture i.d. if we're using our check card or getting on a plane or buying sudafed. what are you scared of? >> reporter: but the justice department has rejected the south carolina law saying it violates the voting rights act. that means it won't be in effect for this saturday's primary, but the governor is threatening to sue the administration, scott, to try to get the law reinstated. >> pelley: nancy, thanks very much. fraud is a concern tonight for customers at zappos after the popular online shoe store was hacked. as many as 24 million customers may have been affected. the hackers gained access to customer names, phone numbers, and addresses. but zappos says they were only able to see the last four

horace mcdade and john haley were arrested this week. prosecutors say the two worked as a team to steal coins from the transit agency's malfunctioning fare machines. mcdade is a revenue technician, and haley is a metro police officer. prosecutors say the pair spent most of the money on lottery tickets. police were tipped off when a convenience storeowner in woodbridge said haley routinely brought in bags full of $500 in coins to buy scratch-off lottery tickets. >> i am disgusted and dismayed by the events that have alleged to have taken place by the two employees. it's a betrayal of the trust of our customers, of washington metro itself, and of the thousands of honest employees here. >> both suspects are due back in court on monday. >>> the airport's authority says there will be a metro stop at dulles national airport. there were several reports yesterday that the authority was considering bypassing the stop, eliminating it, and having it a mile and a half away from the airport on route 28. the airport's authority says there are no plans

up and could move that quick. >> reporter: with the men's help which seemed to come from nowhere, haley and his wife made it safely to a neighbor's house. >> i hereby recognize and commend you for your extraordinary heroic efforts. >> reporter: and today, the 25- year-old heroes were recognized for their efforts. >> going to be with me the rest of my life, you know, looking back on how i kind of helped somebody you can say. >> i'm just glad they made it out safe and i was glad we could help, you know? that's all we want to do was help. >> reporter: in union city, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> your brain and then your brain on alcohol. for the first time, researchers have captured the effect of alcohol on the human brain. dr. kim mulvihill says the findings hold hope for better treat for alcoholics. >>> reporter: this study is from the the ernest gallo research center, all about endorphins tiny proteins with opiate like effects that are produced naturally in the brain. >>> reporter: endorphins, those feel-good chemicals you get from running, falling in love, or yum, eating chocolate. well, no

is it nikki haley? >> if i were mitt romney, i'd grab marco rubio.e guy is as conservative as you can get, it'll shore up the conservative side. those tea partiers, and let's not forget, florida's a huge swing state. marco rubio makes a lot of sense to me. >> when we talk about that, what do you think the odds are this is all kind of predetermined as we speak right now? this stuff's already figured out. >> about who the running mate is? >> yeah. >> you know, who knows, man. we've got a long way to go. but if i was a mitt romney adviser, i would be telling him to talk to marco rubio every day. >> we'll talk when he's in florida. thanks for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> a nuclear scientist killed by a blast in iran is the fourth targeted in two yearshin that country. the big question, is there a covert war against iran? and if so, who's waging it? >>> and was casey anthony date raped when she became pregnant with her murdered daughter caylee? stunning new details about what she told health experts before her trial. [ male announcer ] w

the decision by mississippi governor haley barbour to pardon more than 200 prisoners, including four murderers. barbour is defending his decision telling reporters he is, quote, very comfortable with it. martin savidge joins us live from jackson, mississippi. martin, the governor's response -- former governor's response comes day after the pardon. why respond now? >> reporter: well, it's been almost a week now since governor haley barbour made those controversial pardons. despite the passage of time, the controversy and the anger in this state and across the nation has not really subsided that much so he felt he had to go on the air waves and try to defend his position. here's what he said on fox. >> over at the governor's mansion, we trust them to play with and to be looked out for by these people. if i trust them to be around my grandchildren, i think that makes a pretty plain statement. >> reporter: there's some -- a couple of remarkable statements in that very short clip. number one, he apparently is saying murderers are much more trustworthy than your average common criminals be