testing of evidence scientifically excluded mckinney as a suspect. prosecutors said if this evidence had been available, there would have been have been no prosecution. >> i don't have no life. all my life was took away. >> reporter: in 2009, he was released and given $75. since then mckinney has depended on odd jobs at his church just to pay the bills. under tennessee law, he could be eligible for up to $1 million compensation, but the parole board, which hears suches >> the exn ration hearing, we have to have a lot of evidence, clear and convincing. >> reporter: patsy bruce served on tennessee's parole board for 12 years. shea herd heard mckinney's first exoneration case. >> why wasn't the judgment by a court and district attorney clear and convincing for you? >> because they didn't notice that they didn't test everything that was ordered by the original judge to be tested. >> reporter: prosecutors say the two samples not tested either had no d.n.a. or were so degraded tests could not be performed. do you feel there is a guilty man walking? >> i ha

she heard mckinney's case. case by the district attorney clear and convincing enough for you? >> because they didn't notice they didn't test everything that was ordered by the original judge to be tested. >> reporter: prosecutors say the two samples not tested either had no dna or were so degraded tests could not be performed. do you feel there's a guilty man walking? >> i have not been convinced he's innocent. >> it's not justice for him to not receive compensation for being wrongfully imprisoned. >> reporter: mckinney's lawyer jack lauerery has appealed the case to bill haslem who has the final say. >> there's been one mistake made where he was sent to prison. i trust that another one is not made that does not allow him exoneration. >> reporter: the governor could make a decision at any moment. after waiting 31 years for his freedom, mckinney says he can wait a little longer. omar villafranca, cbs news, lebanon, tennessee. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on exxonmobil ceo

. >> reporter: these days lawrence mckinney can't seem to stay still.old spent enough time sitting in one place. how long were you in prison? >> 31 years, 9 months, 1 days, 12 hours. >> reporter: you have it down to the hours? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: a jury convicted mckinny of rape and burglary in 19 # 8. the victim identified him as one of two men what attacked her in her bedroom. he was sentenced to 115 years. what's going through your mind when you are hearing that now you are going to prison? >> i still could not believe it a dream or something. >> reporter: in 2008, dna testing of evidence scientifically excluded mckinney as a suspect. prosecutors said if this evidence had been available, there would have been no prosecution. >> i didn't have no life, all my life took away. >> in 2009 he was released and given $75. since then, mckinney depended on odd jobs at his church off to pay the bills. under tennessee law, he could be eligible for up to $1 million compensation. but the parole board which hears such cases has rejected his request twice. >>

since then, mckinney depended on odd jobs at his church off to pay the bills. under tennessee law, h eligible for up to $1 million compensation. but the parole board which hears such cases has rejected his request twice. >> in the exoneration hearing we have to have a lot of evidence, clear and convincing. >> patsy bruce served on tennessee's parole board for 12 years, she heard mckinney's first exoneration case. >> wasn't the judgment by a >> they didn't test everything ordered by the original judge to be tested. >> prosecutors say the two samples not tested had no dna or were so degraded tests could not be performed. >> do you fool theeel there is y man walking? >> i have not been convinced he is innocent. >> it is not justice for him to not receive compensation. >> his lawyer has appealed the case to governor bill haslam who >> there has been one mistake made where he was isn't to prison. i trust another one is not made that does not allow him exoneration. >> the governor could make a decision at any moment. after waiting 31 years for his freedom, mckinney s

. >> it was the mckinney fire department telling her the house was on fire. the three kids and her mom were home and she was 10 minutes away. >> i got in my vehicle and i just tried to get here as fast as i could. i just didn't know what i was going to drive up to. >> they say some things happen for a reason. it was jeff's last stop, his last mailbox of the day. >> i smelled a fire. the door, bang, bang, bang. >> he was trying to figure out what to do. >> i was like hold on. i got to get these kids outs of here. >> jeff called 9 11, tried to put the fire out himself. with help from an officer he got the kids and grandma out. mckinney fire moved quickly to put the fire out. >> he is -- he is a wonderful person. >> so grateful her kids made a sign, a big thank you. envelopes for reindeer because christmas wouldn't have been the same. >> absolutely, i would love to meet them face-to-face. shake their hands. >> hi. >> oh, my good bs. >> how about a -- goodness. >> how about a nice big hug. some things you can't bre -- prepare for. >> he's special. i hope he knows

. >> reporter: hope mckinney is a student from florida that has been in this country on and off since 2014. >> it's an incredible place with incredible people. >> reporter: like many, she will always remember where she was at this moment in history. >> where were you when you heard the news? >> i was out with my friends at a nearby bar, seeing my >> reporter: the band canceled the show, the music went silent, and people began to process what was going on. >> i think there were very mixed reactions. among young people, it is a complicated thing especially. >> reporter: complicated because fidel castro has not been the leader he once was for many years. >> i have a few friends who took it emotionally. fidel has been in their lives their entire life. it's like the great grandpa died.>> reporter: nia runs a restaurant, renting out her >> i cry for fidel castro yeah. >> reporter: when she heard of castro's death she immediately called family but over the years, so many rumors of fidel castro's death had been spread that no one believed her. >> my family lived in miami. i call. mom, what ha

i had a young man who went to mckinney high school, morgan state university and lives down the street and he decided he wanted to do a football program. yeah, man, come on. we found the money and bought the uniforms and everything. >> reporter: there's one lady who graduated from the beacon house program and second her entire check, over $2,000. >> yeah. she sentt get to florida, to orlando. we thank you for your contributions. more coming up in off script at 7:00. >> i can't wait to see it. i love the sign that's over bruce's shoulder that said together we got it. >> we'll hear a lot more from bruce at 7:00. >> thank you for making that possible. >> yeah. >>> they'll have some florida weather we are not going to have florida weather here. >> 70s and 80s down in florida the last couple of days. >> dreamy. the coldest air coming next weekend. late this. coming week here. look at the capitol building over at national harbor. all lit up. looking good. boy, a nice night to be out there if you're bundled up. we are already down to 46. now with the wind gusting to 22 our wind chills are dow

and they-- carell and the producer of that piece, a guy named nick mckinney had laid out a series of questions. and carell was a world-class improviser. so that if-- . >> rose: and a world classical ent. >> so if you ask this question and he says x, here is how you respond. the deficit in this is one of many deficits is you have got world-class improvisers working with civilians who don't know they're in an improv. >> you are doing a routine with someone who doesn't know they are doing it. >> so they develop all these questions of what they are going to ask mccain and most of them are softball like what kind of tree would you be. and what became famous at the end of that piece and a attorneying-- turning point in the development of this show was carell asked mccain, senator, you've been strident opponent of pork barrel spending. how can you justify when are you chair of the commerce committee you okayed billions of dollars in pork barrel spending. and mccain freezes. there is a deer in the headlights moment. and then carell bursts the tension by saying oh, i was just joking. i don't

. >> reporter: jeff jones is a mailman in mckinney, texas, near dallas.ys before christmas, on his last stop of the day, jeff noticed the outside of a home on fire. >> i saw the fire and the smoke, and i knocked on the door, bang, bang, bang! >> reporter: cheryl richard's three young girls and their grandmother were inside, unaware of the danger. cheryl was out christmas shopping and told the girls not to answer the door while she was gone. surveillance video showing jeff on the phone with 911. >> there's some kids. i think they're not allowed to answer the door or something, because i happened to look inside. >> reporter: with the help of an officer, jeff managed to get the girls and grandma out of the house safely. >> he's special. he's special. and i hope he knows that. >> reporter: the girls thankful too, making this sign for the mailman who helped save their home, and their christmas. >> our thanks to little fip for that story. for david and all of us here, thank you for watching. "gma" first thing in the morning. i'm tom llamas. i'll see you right b

after coming to indiana to earni a law degree at the mckinney school of law in indianapolis he moved to ft. wayne as a staff member for the congressman. in 1980 he was elected to represent the fourth congressional district of well. indiana. it was an office he held for eight years. in 1988 he was elected to serves and senator coats was appointed to the united states senate and he won reelection in 1990 and 1992. for ten years he continued his legacy of service to our beloved state. and as i mentioned, he's thewe senior senator and i'm the junior senator so whenever we have football discussions, he wins every time a. he assured the country was more secure and prosperous. he returned and was soon called back then when they asked him to serve the country again.w on september 8, 2001 we know how much the world changed three days later and how important his job became to ensure they construct the relationship keeping all of us safe he not only formed a relationship but also played a key role in thef establishment in the heart of berlin. it's hard to stress how critical the leadership was

speaking of throwback, commander dave mckinney gave me a throwback cardigan and what do you think? go navy? >> beat army! >> brooke, back to you. >> you can tell those guys i have a navy brotherhood football jersey hanging in my office. i love the army, but, you know where my loyalty is. all right, guys, thank you so much. >>> we continue on hour two, you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. let's get to the breaking news in what may with the hottest competition since donald trump won the election, who will become his secretary of state, a source tells cnn it will now not be former new york mayor rudy giuliani and then it could be the ceo of exxonmobil. the source says rex tillerson is now getting a closer look for this post at state. tillerson has ties to russian presidents vladimir putin who once awarded him the nation's order of friendship. it is an interesting note as cnn also l

frank mckinney is a five-time best-selling author and entrepreneurs who holds workshops around the country on how to achieve your dreams. good to see you. >> excited to be here. >> happy new year to you. this is a time where a lot of people try to set goals, make resolutions, try to lay out a plan for a successful year. you say it's not so much about being inspired in terms of setting those goals, being motivated. it's about aspiring to put that piece of it into your life. how do you do that? >> we'll set these resolutions today. even the word resolution sounds like there's resolutions. i like to use the word aspiration. motivation, motivated to go on a diet. motivation wears off like the soap going off your body and down the drain at night. inspiration, i can be inspired to go to the gym every day. that dissipates like the effects of a bad sunburn. aspiration, when you aspire to something greater than you can comprehend, your dna changes for you and for the people that you love. so with these -- these people will set resolutions tonight and by february 1st, they'll be going to the refrige

tom: a londonderry high school graduate has been named one of mckinney designed a series of science workshops for girls 8 through 12 that is part of a summer camp series by the circle program. she received the girl scouts honor gold award for her project and is one of the youngest women to make the bbc lists joining the ranks of simone biles and alicia among others. congratulations to her you keep up the good work. is thatha tom: this woman now charged in a murder-for-hire plot. what she is accused of offering an undercover officer to kidnap, rape and kill another woman who she claims stole her boyfriend. jennifer: plus, minutes after leaving court this merrimack man crashed his car and allegedly ran from the scene. tom: open for just two weeks we visit nashua safe station toss hear about the help they have already offered to those addicted to drugs. mike: temperatures over ten degrees, above the norm today, a cooldown is on the way soon. when it does cool back to normal, plus if the pattern stays storm free into the weekend. announcer: now wmur news 9 at 6:00. tom: and tonight a claremont wo

>> it's based in mckinney, texas, a little north of dallas. trading on the nasdaq. i'm the lead director. vinnie founded it years and years ago. the other things we've been talking about. it will inmaintain its ownership of the family trust. what do you guys call? i think the market really, really oversold. when crude went down. it was really -- you got to look at the kwaultd of the portfolio that each of banks have. ivtx we're careful about the risks that we put on, and i think the market really traded down to under 26. our ipo price. last week 64, 65. i think people have realized a little bit the error of their ways, and have climbed back into the stock. that's exciting. >> jim cramer is with us today too. it's great for us. i think he has a question for you. >> first, i want to please pass on my congratulations to vinnie who i have met. it's just a sensational guy. what a great appointment. did you notice that the street fights all of these bank stocks that go up? cohen frost finally gets upgraded. what do you think it is that makes it so these bank analysts simp

so, beyond the entrance with the higbee wonderland, we do have a historic mansion, the hay-mckinney mansion, is decorated for the holiday represent other traditions. so along with our, traditions, we're inviting the community to come in and celebrate a new tradition, riding the euclid beach grand carousel. the carousel is one year since it opened and families are continuing to return and come back. it is a restored carousel from euclid beach park and it is memories for people who may remember riding when they were a child and creating new memories with their children ide again. so another highlight at the cleveland history center, is the crawford auto aviation museum, where we showcase the auto industry in north east ohio as well as the evolution of the auto mobile in america. a highlight that we've introduced this holiday season is a model t that you can actually sit in. to often you come look at the cars and you can't touch, you can't get up close, you can't look inside, it's a great way for the kids to spend off some energy, so that's a great introduction that we've added this holiday se

mckinney school of law. this quality of education bleeds into the quality of coaching found at hoosiers schools. there's nothing quite like being in the stands during a hoosier high school basketball game. the coaching quality that we have has produced all-stars at every facet of basketball, whether it be professional, college, high school, or elementary. there's nothing quite like being in the stands during taylor university's silent night where the fans pack the basketball stadium and stay completely silent until the home team scores their tenth point. then the noise really starts and the game finishes with the fans singing "silent night." through the years so many hoosier teams have proved to be formidable foes on the court and the field. we're the home of the colts, the pacers, the birthplace of larry byrd, james dean, david letterman. on and on i could go with that. but in addition to recognizing all that indiana has contributed to our nation over the past 200 years, i would like to add that one of our

after coming to indiana to earn a law degree at indiana university's mckinney school of law in indianapolis, dan moved to fort wayne where he soon continued his public service as a staff member for then-united states congressman dan quayle. in 1980, dan coats was elected to represent the fourth congressional district of indiana, a wonderful area which he served so well. and it was an office he held for eight years. then in 1988, as senator quayle was elected to serve as vice president, senator coats was appointed to the united states senate, and he successfully won reelection in 1990 and in 1992. for ten years dan continued his legacy of service to our beloved state. and as i mentioned, dan is the senior senator. i am the junior senator. so whenever we have football discussions, dan wins every time. through his work on the senate armed services committee and the intelligence committee, he ensured our country was more secure and more prosperous for the future. in 1999, dan retired from the senate. he was soon called back, though, when president bush asked him to serve our country again. this