i was doomed. >> michael and gordon appealed the judge's decision. they knew this would be thompson's last chance for a new trial. >> john was going to go free or spend the rest of his life in prison. our arguments were twofold. first that car conviction had been used to keep john from being able to testify in his own defense in the murder case. and secondly we argued that all the evidence we had amassed had shown that john thompson was innocent of the liuzza murder. >> michael and gordon filed their appeal in february of 2002. five months later, they received the decision. >> i'll never forget it. a reporter called and said what do you think about this decision? and i asked her to read it to me. and i said skip to the end. skip to the end. >> the last line read, conviction and sentence reversed. >> i called gordon into my office. i could not get the words out. i remember it was july 17th, 4:30 in the afternoon. i was tongue tied. i couldn't -- he said new trial? i said yes. we hugged. we were ecstatic. >> as michael and gordon began preparing for th

. >> this is what michael gordon wrote. "the abilities of the russian military's has displayed is not only important to the drama in ukraine, they also have huge implications for the security of va,dal but, -- moldo georgia and the central european nations that are members of nato." michael gordon of "the new york times." >> he is one of the most highly expected writers. even if it is --one of the most highly respected writers. even if it is "the new york times." a jopke. it's true what he is saying, that they will go as far if they get a free ride. >> this is another argument. i alleges of quiet national -- of quasi-religious nationalism which putin has been writing, may now take control. that would make it hard for putin to stop in this conflict where rational cutlass would tell them to stop." >> david's right. again, he is calculating the cost/benefit. if he goes into moldova and nothing happened to him and takes this -- where they've got 1400 russian troops just move in, and he got off scott free, then he will be encour

. >> rose: this is what michael gordon rote. the abilities of the russian military has displayed are not only important to the high stake drama in ukraine they also have huge implications for the security of mold va, good, central asian nations and the central europe information -- nation that are members of nato. >> he's one of the highly respect writers as you know even if it's the "new york times." a joke, a joke. it's true. it is very true when he's saying that they will go as far as this, that they get a free ride. >> rose: here's the other argument and this was again from your favorite newspaper the new the "new york times." the tiger of quasi religious nationalism which putin has been riding may now take control. that would make it very hard for putin to stop this conflict where rational calculus would tell him to stop. >> that's right. and i think it's dangerous but again i'm sure this is the fifth time i've said it. he is calculating the cost benefit. he goes into moldova and nothing happens to him and takes away where

it the leaks, the top seek leaks to judith miller and michael gordon that there were wmd's, that therewere cylinders get hello kate for saddam, that's not on the front page. sohelped get us into the war the reporters in washington failed across the board on iraq in exactly the same way they had failed years before on vietnam. and the people in the government all failed to carry out their oath to the country -- to the constitution, all without any exception known to me except for a two anonymous like acus and a few others. secrets,nment can keep does keep secrets, even when thousands of people know them and know that they are critical to a deadly war going on. and its ability to keep secrets, then the incentives to reframe -- to refrain from crimes, lies is pretty much eroded. without accountability, they can go ahead and they do. of that is wars like vietnam and iraq. tohink it is leaks about ciber in particular and others, tout the military resistance nuclear weapons and other attacks on iran that i began leaking in 2006 and leaked again , aboutyria this week false flag operations in

but the leaks, the top seek it -- the top secret leaks to judith miller and michael gordon that therewere wmd's, that there were cylinders and dealings to get yellowcake for saddam, that was all over the front page of "the new york ," and that got us into the war. so the reporters in washington failed across the board on iraq in exactly the same way they had failed years before on vietnam. and the people in the government all failed to carry out their oath to the constitution all without any exception known to me except for a two anonymous ones. the government can keep secrets, does keep secrets, even when thousands of people know them and know that they are critical to a deadly war going on. and given its ability to keep secrets, then the incentives to refrain from crimes, lies is pretty much eroded. without accountability, they can go ahead and they do. and the price of that is wars like vietnam and iraq. leaks toctually, it is others about the military resistance to nuclear weapons and other attacks on iran that i began leaking in 2006 and leaked again about syria this week, about

but the suppose it, the leaks, the talks -- top-secret leaks of judith miller and michael gordon thatere were wmd and there were cylinders and there was dealings to get yellowcake for saddam that got on the front page basically of the new york times and helped get us into the war. so the reporters in washington failed across-the-board on iraq in exactly the same way they had failed years before on vietnam and the people in the government all failed to carry out their oath to the constitution all without any exception known to me except for a few anonymous sources during that period. a very great failure. the government can't keep secrets, does keep secrets even when thousands of people know them and know that they are critical to a deadly war going on and given its ability to keep secrets then the incentives to refrain from crimes and lies and unconstitutional work is very much eroded. they are without accountability and they can go ahead and they do. the price of that is wars like vietnam and wars like iraq and i think actually it's leaks about sy hirsh in particular and others about

gordon is the first openly gay player in division one of men's basketball. ross shimabuku is here to tell us his story. >> in the past year you had jason collins, football player michael sam, and now derrick gordon. the university of massachusetts basketball player decided to come out. he shared his story with sid ziegler. earlier tonight i got a chance to speak with sid ziegler, about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour since announcing he was gay. >> in his words it was indescribable - i asked him last wednesday, and when i was with him this weekend, to describe it. he didn't have a word for it. way i can tell you is the people around him. who have known him for a couple of mons say they -- months say they noticed a lot of difference. he laughs a lot more now. when people are true to themselves, family and team, it's a weight lifted off their shoulders, i'm excited to see how derek performs on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. >> before coming out, what obisticles did he face, especially with his team-mates. >> last summers his now ex-boyfriend posted a photograph of the two of them at a bar in new jersey. derek demied being gay, sa

gordon said he was inspired by nba athlete jason collins and football player michael sams. and gordon wrote, he has never felt happier in his 22 years, and he wrote, no more hiding. >> no more hiding. maria, you're back in a couple of minutes. >> reporter: yes, i am. >> coming up on al jazeera america, a campaign to prevent a lesbian from dealing w being deo uganda where strict anti-gay laws are in effect. >> this takes guts... >> a sad update to a story we recently reported about a little princess who became an internet sensation. lacy hallsworth. she died today from advance cancer of the nerve cells. she became an overnight sensation after her instagram picture went viral. she became the unofficial mascot, and developed a strong bond with the star player of that team, adrian payne. so strong that they referred to each other as brother and sister. >>> a lesbian asylum seeker in england is on a plane back to uganda just a couple of hours ago. supporters were trying to top is that deportation because uganda passed laws of against homosexuality. the woman said her life will be

. >> on the heels of nba center jason collins and michael sams' public announcement, umass' derrick gordon came out as first gay athlete in college sports. for a time, he considered quitting the basketball squad, but after watching and with full support of family and teammates, he was ready to share his secret. his instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've ever been in my 22 years of living. no more hiding. >>> moving now to south africa, where at this hour prosecutors cross-examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follows tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took reeva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her. will you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say yes. i killed -- i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at watermelons just months before he shot steenkamp. then trying to draw comparison to the watermelon, he showed a disturbing photo of steenkamp's bloody head. of course, we're not showing it to you. >

how about the guys with nine races in, michael waltrip who have on the sprint post race show, jimmie johnson, best and highest he got was fifth. jeff gordond with victory, still the points leader, tony stewart was not in the picture, matt kenseth and also guys like denny hamlin and kasey kahne. >> how about how close those guys have gotten to wins, though. especially jeff gordon, he's been fast week in and week out right there again with the win. i do interhave a problem with how anyone that was in the battle for that win acted. keselowski was upset because he didn't win, obviously you'll be upset. gordon said we did everything we could to win and joey logano obviously pulled it off. >> kevin harvick told us on the prerace show the restart is the most intense part. we saw some of the aftermath. talladega not the kind of place for payback. that's where we talk about short tracks or that kind of a place but will we see any carryover from guys like brad keselowski or marcos ambrose. >> you saw how things got crowded. that's how crowded it will be for 500 miles at talladega, chris. inches apart at 200 miles an hour. somebody makes the slighte

gordon is going to be one ask done in arizona. he's going to announce a news conference tomorrow. so michaelps is three events later this month in arizona. the coach says he's got plenty of time before 2016 games. winningest athlete in olympian history. 22 medals, 18 gold. and where did lawson go to celebrate? waffle house. watson grew up in florida tweeted out a photo of dinner last night. winning his second green jacket. there it is. champ dinner at waffle house. exclamation point. i'm hoping that meals mooel was on the house. because that is tremendous publicity there for waffle house. >> his glamorous life, right? >> he likes what he likes >> good for him. >> yes. >> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then tired of those clunky car seats? new invention fits into a backpack. then this, story on abc7 news at 11:00. parents of a local baby boy encouraging surgery now facing another fight just being able to afford to stay while recovering. >> and that is it for abc7 news i'm cheryl jennings. >> have a great evening. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. woah, this k l! the tour. give him the tour

gordon is going to be one ask done in arizona. he's going to announce a news conference tomorrow. so michaellpps is entering three events later this month in arizona. the coach says he's got plenty of time before 2016 games. winningest athlete in olympian history. 22 medals, 18 gold. and where did lawson go to celebrate? waffle house. watson grew up in florida tweeted out a photo of dinner last night. winning his second green jacket. there it is. champ dinner at waffle house. exclamation point. i'm hoping that meals mooel was on the house. because that is tremendous publicity there for waffle house. >> his glamorous life, right? >> he likes what he likes >> good for him. >> yes. >> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then tired of those clunky car seats? new invention fits into a backpack. then this, story on abc7 news at 11:00. parents of a local baby boy encouraging surgery now facing another fight just being able to afford to stay while recovering. >> and that is it for abc7 news i'm cheryl jennings. >> have a great evening. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. - ten minutes. ten minutes to ai

gordon is the first active men's player in a d 1 college basketball team to come out. he made the announcement a week after telling coaches and teammates, unlike jason collins and michael won't be joining a new team after coming out. the red shirt sophomore spoke to andrea mitchell yesterday afternoon. >> it's all timing. it was the right time for me to come out. nobody really has a set date when it's their time. my time was after the ncaa tournament. i went to my room and did some thinking and made the decision. there's a lot of kids that's in my situation right now that can't be themselves and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be the first to step up and be that leader. >> gordon took his message to soernl media tweeting, i am the first division one male basketball player to come out and not the last. i am gay. i'm not afraid. i'm not alone. congrats to him. >>> to baseball news, we start in the bronx where the yankees hosted the orioles. we jump to the ninth. the game tied. baltimore with runners on the corners. nick markakis brings in the go-ahead run. the orioles tack on one more and hold on the yanks for a 5-4 victory. >>> take a peek at this. >> ort

michael okay u. >> last month a body was found on a conveyor belt of a recycling center, leading police to 45-year-old steven gordon, and frank canna, convicted s offenders tide to the disappearance of at least three more orange county women. >> utilisation of gps, the two suspects, and additional evidence led us to these individuals. police used cell phone records and gps bracelets worn by the suspects to link them to the murder of four women. there could be more bodies. >> we are confident there's one additional, possibly more. >> authorities believe the men knew each other by may 2012, when they managed to cut their ankle bracelets and board a greyhound bus to las vegas, using fake names. after a two week stay at the hotel, the two men, wanted fugitives, were arrested by federal agents. after the recent arrest they complied with monthly check inns, surprisingly within the time frame of the murders. according to police they were wearing new ankle bracelets. authorities have not answered the nagging questions. how were they able to commit the crimes whilst being monitored by the gps bracelets. >> i did not know ab

jason collins and college football michael sam announced to the world that they are gay. now you can add college basketballer derrick gordon. he came out thursday, becoming the first openly gay player in division one men's basketball. he shared his story with osama bin zeid. he talked about the -- sid ziegler, he talked about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour. >> the people around him that have known him say they have noticed a different. he laughs a lot more you hear this all the time. when people are true to themselves with their friends and family and team, it's a weight lived off their shoulders. i'm excited to see how derek performs next year on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. staying with college basketball. first she won the heart of michigan players with her street smiling place and prin sis lacy won the heart, the spart jp stars making her part of the team. the cancer that ravaged her body claimed the life of lacy holdsworth. her fight brought payne and lacy together during a team visit. in a statement payne said "she taught me how to fight lo everything with a smile on my fac

crosby and anthony chan from chase, michael guyette from pension partners and winner, by the way, of the 2014 dell aware and samir samano and jim lacamp from ubs and gordon charlotte from rosenblatt securities gives us a traders eeye view. gordon, what's going on and let's take it back a few days beyond that? you know, this selloff is accelerating, if anything else. why? >> aksccelerated through friday and into the morning, bill, but, you know, almost get a sense that maybe we're starting to stabilize a little bit certainly off of the dead lows from a couple hours ago. we're sort of in no-man's-land until we get to earnings season, and i think what you see generally is a little bit of a risk-off situation, and you were talking about that, kelly talking about it before with the ten-year. the rubber meets the road when earnings comes out and we'll see what this market has. >> michael, how are you positioning? rotating into value along with it seems the rest of the market? >> we actually rotate it had to treasuries. bill, you mentioned defensive plays. mother of all defensive sectors is utilities, and in the intermarket rotation to beta rotation, my partner