john thompson spent 14 years on death row, and after his verdict was set aside he was then facing life in prison. he was fighting for a retrial that took place four years later. he was exonerated by a jury in less than 30 minutes that found him not guilty when he got his retrial, and it was largely the result of the police department not turning over what would have been -- evidence in his first trial. the united states supreme court reversed the verdict of the jury in this decision. he has found an organization called resurrection after exoneration to help other people seek justice in their respective cases. to his left -- this is the executive director of california death penalty focus, where she works to abolish the death penalty. she did preside as the warden over several executions. natasha is the death penalty policy director for the american civil liberties union of northern california. she previously worked as a deputy public defender in alameda county, and was a staff attorney with the california task force on criminal instructions. she is also working on the effort to abolish

. >> i will go to john thompson. we were talking about how often, you have public opinion polls on the death penalty but the last -- the wrong question is asked, do you support the death penalty or something like that. can you elaborate on this? >> this is a tricky question that we have been tricked into believing, so that people say, do you support the death penalty. this is a trick question. you will not put yourself in that position of being placed under arrest based on these reports. we ask you if you support this and eliminates you automatically. if you ask that same question in a different way, meaning the use of what the state killing you, that is the question. you have no control over the death penalty. he is the only one to make this decision. he is the only one -- he does not want to make the decision. this is a tricky question from the beginning. do we support the death penalty? we never placed ourselves in this position. do you give the state the right to kill you. this is the question and see what the re

john taylor, against tyler thompson. gets the out at home.at that.y with the berry with the nice tag. one out. bases still loaded. wingo, again. look at that. defense goes to him. gets the out at first base. taylor, all fired up. it was very close. anything can happen in omaha. game tied at 1-1. runners on first and second. the s.e.c. player of the year, at the dish. jake williams comes up throwing. and how about that? cody dent, it's dugout time. get familiar with it. 1-1, after ten. move to the top of the 11th. still tied. runner at first for souou carolina. the throw, a little off the mark. then, the throw to third, also not so good. christian walker jogs home. gamecocks out in front, 2-1, on two throwing errorsy the gators. same score. mite price, on two days' rest. gets picket to roll it to short. south carolina wins 2-1, in 11 innings. >>>>that will do it for us. don't forget, for the latest on the sports scene, tune into "the highlight express." >>> staking with sports now. two people are recovering after back-to-back freak accidents a

john boehner playing golf at andrews air force base. right below that is this story for gay marriage of views evolves. barack obama during the senate race of 2004. kevin thompsonound himself tutoring the candidate on gay- rights. mr. thompson recalled conversations about topics like the 1969 stonewall rebellion that sparked the gay-rights movement, gay adoption, mr. thompson recalled and same-sex marriage was mr. obama has opposed. mr. thompson is skeptical about that. to this day, i do not think barack obama has any issue with two people of the same chair dree -- gender getting married. dree -- gender getting married. he is seeking support from gay donors who want to know where he stands. he is doing so at a time when the legislature is considering whether to make same-sex marriage legal. a vote the president will be asked about while in new york. the white house would not comment if he was ready to endorse same-sex marriage. that is in the "new york times" this morning. who is your canada? we start to mississippi with larry on the democrat line. caller: i will be voting again for president obama. i am enthused about him staying for four more years. two democ