all pointed to a set up with lewis mccall. >> he said he was going to deliver swift justice. he attempted to execute two prisoners. >> one was killed by mccall, the others have since died. >> gerald dean thompson wants the state to exonerate the groveland four. >> they have their children, that your kinfolk, your father, uncal was not a -- uncal was not a bad man, he was just black and was in the wrong side of town. >> it does mean everything to the families. >> groveland mayor lux just said he's received threatening and disturbing calls due to the city proclamation but it will not deter him from supporting the exoneration. it will soon be a major motion picture, history being retold and the truth finally coming out. >> looking forward to that. thank you. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are brushing up for tonight's debate. >> it's expected to get heated as clinton tries to fight her way back to the top. political experts say it was supposed to be an easy win for clinton but mirroring 2008 when the underdog pulled away. tonight clinton will try to stop the momentum of t

convicted when the death sentences of two of the men were overturned, then the lake county sheriff lewis mccall picked them up for trial and then he said they tried to escape and he shot and killed them. now he's going to read the exoneration of the four men involved. >> usually they're accusing us of doing something and that's it. you've just done it, you know. >> bernice hodges knows firsthand how bad those times were. she's lived in groveland her entire life and actually knew all four men. they told her they were innocent. >> i was hurt because the guys said they didn't do it. >> with the help of this proclamation, the start of righting a wrong could be on its way. >> now at a city meeting on tuesday, the mayor says some family members of the groveland four are expected to be in attendance. if you're interested in coming out, it starts at 7:00. >> >> justin, thank you. tonight veterinarians are crediting a kind stranger for saving the life of a dog found shot in the face. now as laila the dog recovers from her wounds, detectives are asking who fired the shot and where are her owners? news 6