s senator fred thompson has died. according to his family, he died peacefully in nashville surrounded by loved ones. thompson suffered from a recurrence of lymphoma. he was first diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma more than a decade ago. thompson, a republican, won a special election in 19-94 to fill al gore's vacated u-s senate seat. he campaigned briefly for president in the 2008 election. he is well known scandal that brought down president richard nixon on the acting side of his career... he spent a few seasons as the district attorney on law and order. thompson was 73. " jessica rae: when we come back... i'll tell you all about the new class at morningside college that's teaching properly use you'll hear from the class. up next. scott: we'll have... abc9 news this morning... with ... jessssa rae... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this morning. " "" scott: here's a check " jessica rae: coming up this morning on abc9 news... i'll have the latest on the russian plane crash that has claimed the lives of 224 people. " jessica rae: a new class at morningside is teaching students how to properly scott: here's a check of the stormcast hd where we're going to be sticking