. >> narrator: willingham was taken to the texas state prison at huntsville to await his execution. >> he said the worst thing in the world is to be accused of what he is accused of and to be found guilty of that, and then have to go to death row and live with that. >> when he was in death row, they would step on his heels, you know, and trip him and call him "baby killer" and everything else, you know. >> narrator: willingham sat on death row for seven years. his appeals were going nowhere. there was little interest in his case. then inmate number 999041 received a letter. it was from 47-year-old elizabeth gilbert. >> someone asked me if i would like to write a man on death row, be a pen pal, and i was like, "sure," and i volunteered. i had been in a place in my life-- a relationship had ended, my parents were getting elderly, i was kind of adrift. the name that was given to me, just randomly, was todd willingham. >> narrator: willingham eagerly wrote back. >> i was just really struck by the letter from todd. it was very polite. it was very kind. >> narrator: gilbert wanted to know m

we have alabama that picked up 6 inches of snow in huntsville. atlanta still getting freezing rain that's heading through the carolinas. snow yesterday in denver. now it's snowing in kansas city, and while we're in the west, we're enjoying the quiet weather for now. it's not going to last all week long. actually nasty weather conditions coming the end of this week. especially in the pacific northwest. there's a storm system out in, far out in the pick right now, but we're clear at can be in most areas and still cool in much of the country. well below average temperatures. the west is no exception to that. temperature of 37 in san francisco to start your morning. definitely grab the jacket and gloves even medford and boise. all, even seattle at 33. a breeze out there. windchill below freezing. 44 in phoenix and 46. you get the general gist of it. dry today, partly cloudy skies, temperatures remains cool. that's a look at y flagstaff, 31. friends in washington state increasing clouds. >>> talk about that tuesday forecast and i mentioned a lot rain

but he did the next best thing, which was upon his death to free them in huntsville.d so, i'm going to conclude that with these two transformations really, one daughter and one in her come in spent in the liberator. washington was cannot did to the land, who in his will went back to be in the surveyor, to mark out the stones of the trees in bringing his life full circle as he prepared to move on. the thank you. i'll take some questions. [applause] >> that was a wonderful presentation. as i was listening to you talking about this, i was wondering what the conferences with your editors were like when you are planning mass. and they would say book of maps? first of all, how are you going to sell this book of maps that cost a lot of money. it's got to be big to start with. and what went on. you honestly devoted enormous amount of time and effort in this. what are the conversations i can planning a book like this? >> that's a great question. the initial inspiration was an article in the heel alumni magazine because i came across in 2007, which was highlighting the treasure

is not just here in huntsville. host: sorry for cutting you off. we are going to move on.f not constellation, what would be in the pipeline? what is next that these people would work on? guest: to address this point before we go on, to put this in the context, he does make a legitimate point that the inspector general did save nasa would be wasting $200 million by march that it would only be a fraction of the overall multi- billion dollar program. there is a lot of what they're doing it could be transferred to the next vehicle. to get your point about what nasa would do next, that is a very difficult question. right now, the constellation program has been canceled their looking to build a new heavy lift rocket that could launch. it is like the apollo capsule. crude. dishes kind of falls. the heavy lift rocket, what it would be able to do is hopefully be able to launch a mission to an asteroid by 2025. the problem is that what the nasa officials told congress earlier this month is that we cannot do it. we cannot have the time or resources. we will keep studying how we will

today, memphis, tupelo, huntsville, picking up a coating of snow. and here's where it's gorgeous along the west coast. warmer than normal from seattle to san diego. all of america's weather and a preview of the northeastern storm for tomorrow in the next half hour. >> a top surfer is fighting for his life after a monster 25-foot wave overwhelmed his group of surfer, several of them deep under water off the coast of california. the huge waves hit after the contest has been scrapped because the waves weren't big enough. it was all caught on tape. here's mike von fremd. >> reporter: jacob trette was enjoying smooth, easy rides on 12-foot waves. when out of nowhere, a set of 25-foot-high monsters -- >> oh, my word. >> reporter: -- crashed, one after another, pulling them helplessly to the bottom. photographer, eric nelson, who licensed this dramatic video to abc, said it was horrifying to watch. >> it's the wall of death. you have guys scrambling to get up to the top. occasionally, you'll see what is called a tombstone. that's when a surfer is so far un

is not just here in huntsville. host: sorry for cutting you off. we are going to move on. if not constellation, what would be in the pipeline? what is next that these people would work on? guest: to address this point before we go on, to put this in the context, he does make a legitimate point that the inspector general did save nasa would be wasting $200 million by march that it would only be a fraction of the overall multi- billion dollar program. there is a lot of what they're doing it could be transferred to the next vehicle. to get your point about what nasa would do next, that is a very difficult question. right now, the constellation program has been canceled their looking to build a new heavy lift rocket that could launch. it is like the apollo capsule. crude. dishes kind of falls. the heavy lift rocket, what it would be able to do is hopefully be able to launch a mission to an asteroid by 2025. the problem is that what the nasa officials told congress earlier this month is that we cannot do it. we cannot have the time or resources. we will keep studying how we wil

in huntsville alabama, roads were slick, covered in snow, that cause drivers to abandoned vehicles onrailer's left stranded in alabama. the governors of georgia, of louisiana, and tennessee declared emergencies. class's that schools and colleges have been canceled. there has been up to 3 in. of snow and that led up. that's pretty rare. somebody took upon himself to ski down the street. you can't do everything that every day in that land back. there way has canceled all planes. meanwhile delta airlines canceled 1400 flights. delta says can customers can revoke without paying fees. 10:40 a.m., alive look heading out to mt. tam. sampras's go looking good, as for their risk to of the bay,, miles, cold. back with more moment. 10:43 a.m., just how cold is it out there? even though this sun is still left out there is still frost. this was taken anie 9:20 a.m., you can imagine how cold it was. . good morning >> good morning james. you can see plenty of sunshine but don't be deceived. it is cold out there this morning. 47 in san francisco right now, warm in a few degrees up to 50 by noontime,

is pushing china host: huntsville, obama. fred. caller: thank you. 24 years retired. served in two branches of service. i believe women can do virtually anything men can do. not all of them. some are a bit more familiar min and some are better than the guys it is not always weather they can but whether they should. sometimes in combat, they go days or weeks without a showers. sometimes they don't have rest rooms. i just can't vision seeing that happening that's my opinion. there are very confident women i didn't mind serving next to host: i say they serve money rolls but it has to change as far as the front line. caller: i just don't see the female body put through that. i could be wrong. i've been wrong before just like the president and vice president. they never served but they repealed don't ask don't tell. >> is it simple? caller: not remotely. when you have to get out there and do it, it is totally different. i'm giving you my opinion. i'm not saying i'm right or wrong. thanks to washington journal and c-span. have a great day. corina: this is what you think abo

jeremy is up next from huntsville, alabama. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i do consider myself to be a conservative, but mexico and has more of a broadcaster. hi and squarely against the fairness doctrine -- i am squarely against the fairness doctrine. i work for a radio station. i will not give the name for privacy reasons. we really do not need the federal government making our programming decisions. those are better left to the people that actually work in the same building that i do. host: jeremy, let me ask you, as a broadcaster, what have you felt is your responsibility here. we have had this discussion this week about civility in conversation. have you been reflecting at all on the fairness or the stability of the -- civility of the work that you do? guest: first, let me say that our station is a music station. as far as political issues, we actually to try to stay away from those. when something is newsworthy, obviously, we will report the facts of the story. but on a personal level, as far as this talk of civility, you know, the message that we are

. -- kempsville -- huntsville, alabama. caller: yes. the night that dr.ing was murdered i was over to my father's house. i was on my knees and i asked god to raise up a black man who would be a leader for all of the people. when barack obama came on the stage i knew that it was definitely barack obama. host: thank you very much for your call. from "the associated press" this morning, other items in the news. "the swiss probe evidence that the u.s. mission to geneva and called an unauthorized detection program similar to ones in norway and denmark. the swiss government has denied the u.s. authorities permission to conduct such programs for security reasons in geneva and that the u.s. embassy." we are talking about what leaders today are most embodying in your mind the legacy of martin luther king jr. billy, matthews, n.c.. caller: i am 50, right outside of charlotte, north carolina. growing up we had our first black mayor. he made most of us understand that we have the ability to get past race. he has worked with the school system, working with the majorit