: in 2009, 53-year-old orvery well lee waller was convicted of assault with a firearm. he claims he fired a warning shot to scare away his teenage daughter's boyfriend who violence. >> i'm sentencing you to 20 years as enacted by the legislature: . >> reporter: refusing a plea deal, waller went to trial and was found guilty. upped the mandatory minimum law, he was sentenced to 20 years without parole. >> it's crazy. no matter what happens, if you fire a gun, 20 years, doesn't matter why. our current system has gone very far awry. . >> after a failed appeal, waller resigned himself to the 20 years behind bars. until a stranger sharon elmalay, a medical malpractice lawyer unexpectedly gave him hope. she is paying for waller's post conviction release. >> thanks to an article in the "new york times" i have a side occupation which is that i am dedicating my free time to the effort to get orvery well lee wall ard out of gaol. >> what specifically outraged you about this case? >> because lee felt there was no wrongdoing on his part. and because he was a person who acted on pri

. >> reporter: waller says in that case, instead of trying to fight the fire, use the extinguisher to clear a pathway out. and don't wait until an emergency to get to know your

. >> for the appeal parcel map as the street address on waller streets we've received a communication open april 30th, 2014, from the appellant withdrawing their appeal therefore with the consumption with john gibner, deputy city attorney their doomed tamped by operation of law. >> madam clerk, why not our if 2:00 p.m. special order. >> the policy discussion brown with the honorable mayor ed lee and the board of supervisors for district one. the mayor may address the board up to 5 immunes and the chair will recognize the speaker up to 5 minutes >> thank you madam clerk, mr. mayor week to question time. >> thank you and thanks for having me today supervisors that is a special week in san francisco the national small property owner week we're celebrating our open spaces highlighting their contributions to our economy and neighborhoods and this week is a good reminder to support of the open spaces and shop 0 locally we're supporting our small businesses with our initiative that provides customized assistance to meet the neighborhood and their commercial corridor we're providing grants an

a little bit waller in napa at two degrees and santa rosa is the same and everyone else is three to 11 degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday. we will breakdown this friday, we have low clouds along the coast trying to spill across san francisco and high clouds or it would be cooler. temperatures imagine out in the 50's throughout the morning. to noon, it will be 60 at the cost and upper 60's around the bay and upper 70's inland but the heat wave is over. 84 is as william as we get at 4:00. 72 around the bay. 64 at the coast and 60's and 70's for the evening. pleasanton conditions. maybe brisk. you may need a coat. >> we have several construction projects across the bay area one is the big one, a foreclosure between eastbound and westbound highway 37 from 121 to 29. that will be closed until 5:00 this morning and as we take you alonged east bay, westbound 80 between highway four to 580, again, lanes blocked. it will re-open at 5:00, as well. in san francisco, eastbound 80, 101, split from the skyway to 4th street we have construction crews with cones picked up at action, as we

melissa waller from seattle, like jennifer from iowa, struck up a phone and e-mail relationship witheath of her sister-in-law. >> how often do you think you guys talked? >> it was a few time as week. you know, sometimes more. sometimes less. on a frequent basis. we talked about sarah a lot. he was having a really, really hard time accepting everything. >> she flew to ohio to visit a friend and to go with another supporter to a bowling fund-raiser organized for witmer's defense. she even made this video tribute to ryan and sarah that she posted on youtube. ♪ what would i do with one more day with you ♪ >> melissa's husband supported her friendship with ryan. >> it was a little out there, yeah, but i'm so comfortable with her and our relation ship that without a shadow of a doubt, i was 100% behind her. >> i did feel strongly about supporting him. there's just no chance that he had anything to do with it. >> but the importance of the seattle woman's story for the defense was that she, too, had had a lengthy phone call with ryan that finished just six minutes before he called jennifer i

. >> reporter: waller says in that case, instead of trying to fight the fire, use the extinguisher to a pathway out. and don't wait until an emergency to get to know your extinguisher. practice removing it from the mount and locating the pin to pull before you can depress the handle. wait, how does this work? oh, there we go. apparently the safety seal is a little trickier than you might think. she says if the fire is small simply point-and-shoot but keep a safe distance. >> and it's got quite a reach. so you don't have to get right up and on the fire but you want to be able to get the material to the fire. >> reporter: simple advice that sig wallen might save you or your home. fire extinguishers only last five to 15 years. check the gauge regularly. green means good. this one is red so that's not so good. >> that's the one you were using. >> reporter: they are not reusable. >> i use one. but i have to check it. >> reporter: they don't last forever >> thank you. >>> and now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news." >> scott pelley is in new york. scott? >> reporter: high a

. >> in 2009, 50-year-old orville lee waller was convicted of aggravated assault in the state of florida >> i firmly believe had i not done that day, my daughter sarah would be dead. >> this weekend's episode of the system examines america's gun laws. you can watch the entire episode this sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. >> it was the biggest art heist in lift. a quarter century later the masterpieces remain missing. some of the works have actually been spotted. >> roxana saberi has more. >> march 18, 1990. >> the isabella garn stewart museum was robbed by two men posing as police officers. >> they handcuffed the guards and locked them in the basement. within 82 minutes, the thieves took 13 works of art. vevermemeer's the concert. >> jeff kelly has led the investigation for ten years and told reporters we believe that over certain periods of time this artwork has been spotted. there have been sightings of it, confirmed sight beings, but art historians are skeptical. >> i truly feel these paintings are not in this country, they are crated or hanging on the walls of some very, ve

waller is not the only person. >> now there is a strong counterpoint to orville's story in this episode of the system. it calls about adiy pendleton. her case made national news. let's look at her story. haydiah pendleton was me and i was her but i got to grow up. >> to bury a child is just so disarming. >> and the person that murdered our daughter, he was out already on a gun charge. and had he been there, had he got the mandatory minimum, he wouldn't have been out. so our daughter would still be alive today. >> you know, how do you respond to their story, greg? because there is the argument that since mandatory minimums came into place, even if they don't serve as a deterrent, they do keep violent ofngders off the street. >> there is no doubt, if there's a violent offender, they do need to be off the street. if they're violent and show they can't get along in civil society they need to be removed. the overwhelming evidence of the state levels for 30 years shows there is no deterrent effect for mandatory minimums. the overwhelming majority of cases where there's a clear case where some

. >> reporter: in 2009, 53-year-old orville lee waller was convicted of assault with a firearm in theflorida. >> i firmly believe had i not done what i did that day my daughter sarah would be dead. >> you can watch the entire program, tonight 9:00 even 6:00 pacific. racial. >> some military veterans waited for medical care in phoenix. the average wait was about six months. significantly more than what the hospital he claim of only three weeks. the investigation was prompted by the death of 40 veterans waiting for ecialght had a. john mccain. calling for -- for health care. >> john inge comma,. >> on may 25th. also imply that he had been fighting against syria's government before the attack. >>> maya angelou american poet and author, passed away at age 86. her most notable works, i know why the caged bird sings, awards, honors, the presidential award of freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. back to you john. >> richelle, thank you. >>> more than 1 trillion pieces of plastic could be released into the ocean in the next ten years. according to a new scientific report on climate

. >> reporter: in 2009, 53-year-old orvery well lee waller was convicted of aggravated assault. >> i firmly believe had i not down what i did that stay, my daughter would be dead. >> you can watch the episode of "the system" tonight. >>> now to an al jazeera america exclusive. we have uncovered new information that shows the fbi spied on nelson mandela during his first trip to america after being released from prison. the government record shows confidential - the informant was travelling with nelson mandela when he arrived in the u.s. june 1990. the fbi conditioned nelson mandela's african national congress a terrorist group. jane leopold -- jason leopold is an investigator and digital contributor for al jazeera. he broke the story and joins us from los angeles. welcome. >> thank you, great to be with you. >> why was the fbi coninspectored about nelson mandela? -- concerned about nelson mandela sfl. >> it's fascinating. in the files obtained by ryan forchiro - it shows that there was great, enormous concern that nelson mandela would be assassinated. they were trying to find out what

what i wan to know is what barbara wallers is like when you pass her in the hall way when it's just yout she really like. >> she's not unlike bb -- brook baldwin. tough, no nonsense. she tells you exactly exactly what she thinks about a situation. a business that is filled with people who smile at you. what really hurts isn't that she just outbooks you because she's barbara walters, because that's what you tell yourself. she really outworks you. she writes the letters sooner, she goes the see people. she's on it 24/7. very intense and incredibly worldly. she has been everywhere and met everyone. >> what an honor to be able to share her oxygen for so many years and sit down with her. thank you, sir. >> pleasure, thank you for the opportunity, brooke. >> coming up here on cnn, how many veterans have to die before the white house thinks twice about the man they have in charge of veterans' health care. coming up next we will speak live with jake here in washington about the white house's response. starts with back pain... ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all

judith waller stein, the person who i quote in the book, late psychologist, she studied effects of divorce. she studyied them for 25 years. many people survive and many don't. these are things that i explore in the book. if it is liberal idea, and works and promotes the general idea i'm for it. i don't say just because it is a liberal or conservative idea we shouldn't -- >> host: you write in the book. president obama you would describe him as a liberal. >> guest: no question. >> host: he took advantage of human instinct for envy and greed in order to get elected. >> guest: yeah. i think unholy trinity is envy, greed and entitlement and think we see that in his constant statements about income inequality, his running down of large corporations and businesses who employ an awful lot of people who themselves pay an awful lot of taxes instead of building people up. calvin coolidge once said you don't improve the weak by tearing down the strong. i want more people to be rich. i want more people to be independent. i want more families to be stable. all of these things i'm for it. who could be a

. >> reporter: in 200953-year-old orvery well lee waller was contributed of aggravated assault with a firearm in the state of florida already. >> i firmly believe had i not done what i did that day, my daughter would be dead. >> you can watch "the system. ". >>> it's home to a dark secret - an island of mass agrees for a million unidentified and unclaimed bodies. many buried on hard island are still-born babies. for the first time eight mothers have been aloed to visit the burial site. kath turner met one of the women 18 years after giving her child up to the city. >> from the air heart island looks beautiful, serene and unremarkable. this sliver of land is a burial site for one million pore, unclaimed people. it's managed by the department of core access, the grave dug by inmates. around 1,000 still-born babies are among the dead. >> in 1995 mj adams and her husband couldn't afford a funeral for their son. they agreed to let the city do an autopsy and bury them. mj was told there'd been no autopsy and no one could tell her where her son was taken. to not know what happened to the bod