here is randolph ford, math teacher at a high school outside atlanta, georgia. the 16-year-old told police mr. ford asked him if he was gay, then he says that mr. ford threatened him. then days later police say the suspect pulled another student off the bus and told him he would pay to have him kill the teen. we'll get both sides on this. we'll take your calls if you want in. 1-877-tell-hln is the phone number. joining us now marcia kildabrew, her son had the hit put on him. the family's attorney is also with us, terrance madden. let's get this straight here. so september 29th is the what i'm reading here, the teacher asked your son if he was gay. is that how all this started? how did that go down? >> yes, sir. he actually asked my son to come out of class and to -- he asked him was he gay. >> what brought that on? had they had trouble or was that out of the blue? >> no. actually my son didn't even know who this man was. he was a substitute and he had no other dealings with this man besides being inside the classroom. >> then they had a verbal altercation then or

the student's attorney tells local media randolph forde asked the 16-year-old if he was gay and threatened to hit him. he asked another student to kill the teen. >> the teacher held the victim's name up on it. he was going to have a hit on that student. >> people say they do something in this day and time, they just might do it. we're pretty scared. >> well, forde is out on bond and unpaid leave. his attorney says he is known to joke with his students and everyone knows he's just kidding. >>> there's a big change for people who use and give gift cards. maybe you're among them. who doesn't? the cards will soon have a longer shelf life. >>> always love to salute our troops. army sergeant ebony johnson is in the spotlight today. her birthday is friday, so this salute is from her husband and their 3-year-old son. >> hi, robin. this is james johnson sr. of the i'm saluting my wonderful wife ebony johnson. i just want to tell you that i love you with all of my heart and i thank you for being brave enough to join the military to serve your country. i appreciate your sacrifice. i just want you to

tenth grade teacher randolph ford is accused of trying to persuade another student to kill another boy asked if he was gay. that led to some sort of verbal exchange the next day. then weeks later police say the dispute took a dark turn. the 16-year-old's mother said she was outraged and terrified when she found out. >> the teacher held a piece of paper up with the name on it, advising a hit on the student. >> people say they do something in this day and time h they just might do it. we're pretty scared. >> ford is charged with making terrorist threats. he could lose his job. his attorney says ford was joking and never gave anyone a name. >>> we were expecting this today. w wanda barzee entered a guilty plea today in salt lake city. she's charged with kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor. and during the court proceedings today barzee asked smart for forgiveness for causing her and her family so much pain. as part of the plea deal she also agreed to cooperate in the prosecution of her now estranged husband. barzee and brian david mitchell kidnapped smart from the bedroom of

the student's attorney tells local media that randolph forde asked the 16-year-old if he was gay and threatened to hit him. police say that he asked another student to kill the teen. >> the teacher held a piece of paper up with the victim's name on it advising that he was going t.o. a hit on that student. >> people say that they do something in this day an time, they just might do it, so we're pretty scared. >> forde is out on bond and on paid leave. his attorney says that he's known to joke with his students and everyone knows he's just kidding. >>> five minutes past the hour. bob is going to show you a winter storm, but right now he's going to start with the folks who are probably up this early. hello, east coasters. >> yeah, that's what we're looking at right now. another warm start if you live anywhere right around grownvi e greenville, spartanburg and northern sections of florida. this cold front is sliding down to the south so it's going to be a cooler day for you in areas like charlotte, back through raleigh. then you get across the real cold stuff and it's right around kansas