we have a live look now, wnba star maya moore and jonathan irons, less than 24 hours ago, jonathan wasose who helped get his conviction overturned, put her basketball career on hold. i want to talk to both live in just a minute. her basketball career, we're talking about four wnba titles, two ncaa titles, two gold medals. at the height of her career, she put that to the side and fought for his release. >> incredible sacrifice and that video too, just amazing to watch. we'll look forward to that later on this morning. thank you, robin. >>> first, a lot of news to get to starting with those troubling new developments in the covid crisis. the number of cases in a single day topping 50,000 here in the u.s. for the first time, fema is warning the testing supply chain is under strain. let's go back to matt gutman in california with more on that story. matt, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning again, whit. this is the covid testing lab here at providence st. joseph. now labs like this and across the country are increasingly concerned that they are running out of swabs, of tubes, of r

>> reporter: a tearful reunion years in the making after 23 years in a missouri state prison jonathan irons finally free embraced by his unlikely hero, basketball superstar maya moore. >> so grateful. >> reporter: a four-time wnba champion maya took a break in her prime in large part to help irons who she says was wrongfully convicted. >> was it hard to walk away >> it's hard but when your convictions are moving you to a place that you know is right and you're moving into something that's really meaningful it makes it a little less hard. >> reporter: aarons was arrested in 1997 at age 16, given a 50-year sentence for a non-fatal shooting maya fought for him. in march, a judge vacated his conviction. >> this conviction's been vacated. >> reporter: the current prosecutor declined a retrial, today citing issues with the case, including fingerprints at the scene that did not match irons. irons record now wiped clean. >> absolutely elated and thankful. >> in that moment i just -- i really felt like i could rest. >> reporter: last year we met irons in prison. >> what would it mean to you to final

spent decades in prison for a crime he did not commit. 23 years after his wrongful conviction, jonathan irons is a free man. wnba star maya moore giving up her 2019 season to help him overturn his conviction on charges of burglary and assault. >> i'm dedicating my life to freeing jonathan the same way i dedicated myself to each game in the wnba. >> reporter: moore's family met irons through prison ministry. she and irons introduced in 2007 just before her freshman year at uconn. irons was convicted at 16, tried as an adult and convicted by an all white jury to 50 years for assault and burglary. but maya working in tandem with his team of lawyers saw holes in the prosecution. >> jonathan's case is special in that there were so many different problems in his case, there was no other forensic evidence that linked him to the crime. just didn't add up that jonathan could have done it. >> people don't want to watch a fixed game. they want to watch a fair game and so that's all we're asking for, in our justice system, let's be fair and make it equal for every person to have the truth be shown and tr

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. >> reporter: tonight, after more than 20 years in prison, jonathan irons is a free walking out of a missouri prison thanks to help from wnba star maya moore. >> in that moment i just -- i really felt like i could rest. >> reporter: after four wnba championships and two olympic medals, moore put her career on hold to help in the case. >> i'm absolutely elated and thankful just to be here in this moment right now. >> reporter: in 2007 the two >> reporter: the two con verdicted in 2007 through a missouri ministry. at the age of 16, irons had been tried as an adult and sentenced to 50 years in prison for assault and burglary. moore and his lawyers seeing holes in the prosecution. the case finally overturned in march, paving the way for iron us, now 40, to be released on wednesday. >> i'm free. ♪ praise the lord ♪ hallelujah ♪ i'm free hall lie ya! >> when i stepped away, i just really wanted to shift my priorities and be able to be more available and present. >> reporter: moore has changed irons' life. irons says that he wants to e a advocate on behalf of people like him with their case

the 40-year-old jonathan irons was 16 years old and arrested for burglary and assault during a home invasion. yesterday he walked to prison a free man to applause and into the open arms of the family members and friends. on hand was a champion for criminal reform playing an integral role fighting irish release. they became friends after meeting in prison. the conviction was overturned with no evidence showing fingerprints found at the house did not belong to him. >> jeffrey epstein confident delay mask will under arrest facing multiple federal charges accused of luring three minors to epstein's home where they were allegedly sexually assaulted. if she is convicted she could spend more than 30 years in prison. >> arresting ghislaine maxwell with federal agents taking her into custody thursday morning in the small town of bradford, new hampshire. >> this case is the prequel for earlier cases be brought against jeffrey epstein. >> according to the indictment. they helped ultimately abuse girls as young as 14. >> he entice girls and are not trusted delivering them into a trap they set set up to

our first high to a man named jonathan irons who spent nearly 23 years in a missouri prison for a crimeys he did not commit. this fourth of july weekend, he is a free man. [ applause ] >> last fall on this show, we told you about jonathan and his unlikely hero. wnba superstar maya moore. she shtepped away from the game to help the 40-year-old irons who was 18 when he was convicted and given a 50-year sentence for burglary and assault. the 31-year-old moore, who first met irons as part of a prison ministry, took last season off to fight for his release, launching a petition in his name and starting a foundation for criminal justice reform. in march, a judge vacated irons' conviction. they declined a retrial allowing him to walk free. moore was there for the moment of his release, joining jonathan's family and supporters, moore dropping to her knees as she sees jonathan walk out. moore posted video of the moment to instagram with a simple caption, freedom. sgli feel li >> i feel like i can live life now. i'm free. i'm blessed. i thank everybody that supported me, maya, the family. i'm so

louis missouri when a conviction is overturned and jonathan irons walks out a free man wnba star maya moore sat out last season in order to help in this process, ayers was serving a 50 year sentence for a 1998 conviction on burglary and assaulting a homeowner with a gun. tonight he says he is thankful to be free. >>a larger than life. i'm blessed i'm using them on live >>iran says he was misidentified and insists he was not at the home during that crime. more madam in 2007 during a visit those part of the prison's ministry. she is considered one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time and was willing to take herself out of consideration for the olympic team to take up. this particular fight. >>an 8 year-old with a megaphone in missouri organize his very own march for racial equality, hundreds of supporters showed up in kirkwood missouri today for the children's black lives matter march. so many children leading the way with families and little ones in strollers following nolan davis the boy behind the event says he wanted children to have a voice because they can make t

that's there she is hugging and celebrating in the background there jonathan irons was serving a 50 year sentence for 1998 conviction on burglary and assaulting a homeowner with a gun irons always professed his innocence. more met him in 2007 and during that it does it was part of the prison she was part of the prisons minister and another wnba star natasha cloud has decided to sit out of the 2020 season, so she can focus on fighting for social justice. the washington mystics star said that she needed to do more than just wear a shirt or post on social media, she wants to use her platform to fight for we'll tangible change. wearing a t-shirt is not enough. >>when the t-shirt that says black lives matters is not enough. for the nba, who stole the wnba idea putting black lives matters on the court that is not enough. and so not only with or air it as a whole do not be distracted by from staff people are thrown at you. t-shirts and hang things on the court for crimes taking down statues of racists. lee myers that from us. >>after hearing about that ashes decision. her shoe sponsor converse

after 23 years in a missouri state prison, jonathan irons finally free.y his unlikely hero, basketball superstar maya moore. >> i'm so grateful. >> reporter: a four-time wnba champion, maya took a break in her prime in large part to help irons, who says he was wrongly convicted. we spoke to maya last fall. was it hard to walk away? >> it's hard, but when your convictions are moving you to a place that you know is right and you're moving into something that's really meaningful, it makes it a little less hard. >> reporter: irons was arrested in 1997 at age 16, given a 50-year sentence for a non-fatal shooting. maya fought for him, launching a petition in his name and a foundation around criminal justice reform. in march, a judge vacated his conviction. >> this conviction is to be vacated. >> reporter: the current prosecutor declined a retrial, today citing issues with the case, including fingerprints at the scene that did not match irons'. irons' record now wiped clean. >> i'm absolutely elated and thankful. >> in that moment, i really felt like i could res

star maya moore giving up her 2019 season to help irons overturn his conviction on charges of bulary and assault. >> i'm dedicating my life to freeing jonathanedicated myself to each game in the wnba. >> reporter: moore's family met irons through prison ministry. she and irons introduced in 2007, just before her freshman year at uconn. irons was 16 years old, tried as an adult, and convicted by an all-white jury to 50 years for assault and burglary. but maya, working in tandem with his team of lawyers, saw holes in the prosecution. >> his case was special. there were so many different problems in his case. there was no other forensic evidence that linked jonathan to the crime. just didn't add up to jonathan had done it. >> people don't want to watch a fixed game. they want to watch a fair game. that's all we're asking for in our justice system. let's be fair. let's make it equal for every person to have the truth be shown and treated with dignity. >> reporter: maya channeling that drive into winning jonathan's freedom. his conviction overturned this march, paving the road for his eventual release after more than two decades of incarceration.

maya moore is celebrating the release from prison of jonathan irons the wnba star shared this video on her instagram today more men irons at the missouri state penitentiary back in 2007 as part of the prison's ministry she effect sat out last season in order to help work on overturning his conviction. he was serving a 50 year sentence for breaking into a home and assaulting a homeowner with a gun ayers had said that he was misidentified insisted he was not f at home. well tonight with her help he is a free man. >>tonight's we've doubled our speeds the fastest just got back. >>the nfl is inching towards training camp it's set to begin late this month. but the league is still shuffling some things around including the pre season schedule reports today say the nfl will shorten this year's preseason from the standard 4 games to just 2 that means the first game would be played between august 20th and 24th with another round of games. the following week. the reduced schedule part of an effort to help players bodies acclimate due to the shortened offseason amid covid-19 each team will play on

that is maya moore hugging jonathan irons moments after he was released yesterday.to advocate for irons who was sentenced to 50 years for a burglary and assault in 1997. his defense team argued there was no physical evidence, so a judge throughout march. >> how does it feel? >>'s -- i -- i feel like i can live life now. i'm free. i'm blessed. >> gayle, i love these stories where athletes, whether they be mohaned ali or colin kaepernick or maya moore give up their careers to advocate for somebody who finds themselves in a predicament like this. >> i mean, go, maya moore. she changed the game for him. listen, he was 16 years old sentenced to 50 years for the crime. 50 years! he served 22 years. that's why there is so much conversation about doing something about the criminal justice system which they say and you see evidence of that is unfair to people of color. he was convicted by an all-white jury at the time when he was a 16-year-old. it doesn't make any sense whatsoever. i'm so glad that maya picked up the story and put her life on hold really to help him. i love

jonathan. >>> they became friends after meeting through prison ministry. irons conviction was overturned with new evidence showing fingerprints found at the house did not belong to him. he maintained he was never at the home but was sentenced to 15 years. >>> there are dozens of new american citizens in the bay area in time for independence day. naturalization ceremony held earlier today on the uss hornet. a museum in alameda. 25 people from 14 nations were sworn in as american citizens, many looking forward to their new freedoms and rights as citizens including able to vote. election in november is going to be incredibly important so one of the things i am happiest about becoming a citizen is the ability to exercise my vote. it decides the next generation how we choose to treat each other. defines how we treat other countries and people from other countries. >> naturalization ceremonies on hold by the u.s. citizenship and immigration services and recently they resumed with social distancing protocols. >>> it will be a much quieter fourth of july this year with

ironed out. so, schools, they should be op open. those are the headlines not from the present appeared without all the angles covered for you. mike tobin. jonathan jerry, watching the latest developments. on that delayed execution story. first, kristin fisher leads now. >> hey, bill, a little bit of a surprise press conference from the president at this roundtab roundtable, and the purpose was supposed to be to really try to counter the defund the police movement with the white house is owned message, "defend of the police." they are being attacked and defamed, and the president also threatened federal intervention in cities like chicago and new york city after the recent spike in violence. listen here. >> numbers are going to be coming down, even if we have to go down and take over cities because we can't let that happen. when you have 20 people killed in one weekend in chicago, when you have 88 shootings, it's not even conceivable. that's worse than afghanistan, i hate to say it. that's worse than any war zone way i can dialogue. it makes them look like tame places by comparison, so we are not going to let it go on. >> refusing to allow roger

iron out the policy on the hill. that is really what i want to hear, and it has been frustrating that we haven't had that detailed site yet. jonathanwhy are they dragging their feet? is it making it difficult in your constituency to talk to your constituents about why there isn't a plan b on the month of july? the month ofbeyond july? rep. mchenry: we were saying that summer was going to take this thing down with the flu season, and that was just a couple of months ago. we had health experts tell us not to wear masks in the beginning of the year. so the idea that you are going to see two months or three months in the future in this environment is really hard. i think there's some understanding that we wanted to be hesitant to lay out a broad policy path before we actually understand the confines of this. now we are in july. we need to see that clearly from the administration, and from states and localities about ng, because that is a vital aspect as well. don't have childcare, it is very difficult to get back to some semblance of normal life. you talk about a lack of cohesion and certain the about what he told policies are going to