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wiley bridgeman, who was paroled in 2003, was waiting outside the courthouse for his brother. >> you don't give up. everybody can take a fall. anybody can take a fall. and it's always the getting up that counts. >> reporter: jackson, now 57, says he's lookinged for to reuniting with his two old friends. >> i'm dying to meet them. i'm going to embrace them and hug them. excuse me. because we've been through a lot together, and we made it, you know. we're here, we made it. >> reporter: jackson says he's not angry with the eyewitness, adding that he was just a kid at the time. and it took a lot of courage for him to comeed for after all these years. jim. >> axelrod: the power of forgiveness. vicente, thank you. a man in tallahassee, florida, set his house on fire today and fired on the emergency crews that responded. police say the first deputy to arrive was shot to death. the gunman then used the deputy's own gun to shoot a second deputy. the gunman was shot tho death. the second deputy was saveds by his bulletproof vest. up next. remember elizabeth smart. this well-known kidnapping su
wiley bridgeman, who was paroled in 2003, was waiting outside the courthouse for his brother. >> you don't give up. everybody can take a fall. anybody can take a fall. and it's always the getting up that counts. >> reporter: jackson, now 57, says he's lookinged for to reuniting with his two old friends. >> i'm dying to meet them. i'm going to embrace them and hug them. excuse me. because we've been through a lot together, and we made it, you know. we're here, we made it....
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. >> reporter: also freed his co-defendant, wiley bridgeman, whose brother was paroled in 2003 and fought to help his friend and brother. >> the business is over with, you know? i'm at the end of that road. >> reporter: their first stop, lunch with the attorneys who fought so hard for their release. many of them not even born when the men were convicted. >> ricky jackson is one of the strongest men i know. i can't even imagine what it was like to be in prison for 39 years for a crime you didn't commit. >> reporter: they return to a different world. gerald ford was president when they went to prison and it was the first year of "saturday night live." >> i spent my 20s, 30s, 40s and nearly all of my 50s in prison, you know. and time is just something that you can't get back. so i'm not going to really cry about it. but i had plans for my life, you know. >> reporter: now he has to put his life back together. is one of 30 states that does compensate the wrongfully convicted. up to $40,000 for each year. but it's an arduous process to get it and many don't get a dime. >> let's raise our glasse
. >> reporter: also freed his co-defendant, wiley bridgeman, whose brother was paroled in 2003 and fought to help his friend and brother. >> the business is over with, you know? i'm at the end of that road. >> reporter: their first stop, lunch with the attorneys who fought so hard for their release. many of them not even born when the men were convicted. >> ricky jackson is one of the strongest men i know. i can't even imagine what it was like to be in prison for 39...
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. >> reporter: also freed today jackson's co-defendant, wiley bridgeman, whose brother was patrolled in 2003 and fought to help his friend and brother. >> what you're reading is the happiness of being released. the bitterness is over with. i'm at the end of that road. >> reporter: their first stop, lunch with the attorneys who fought so hard for their release. many of them not even born when the men were convicted. >> ricky jackson is one of the strongest men i know. i can't even imagine what it was like to be in prison for 39 years for a crime you didn't commit. >> reporter: they return to a different world. when they went to prison gerald ford was president and it was the first year of "saturday night live." we asked ricky jackson this afternoon what he missed most. >> i spent my 20s, my 30s, my 40s, and nearly all of my 50s in prison, you know. and time is just something that you can't get back. so i'm not going to really cry about it. but i have plans for my life, you know? >> reporter: now he has to put his life back together. ohio is one of 30 states that does compensate the wr
. >> reporter: also freed today jackson's co-defendant, wiley bridgeman, whose brother was patrolled in 2003 and fought to help his friend and brother. >> what you're reading is the happiness of being released. the bitterness is over with. i'm at the end of that road. >> reporter: their first stop, lunch with the attorneys who fought so hard for their release. many of them not even born when the men were convicted. >> ricky jackson is one of the strongest men i know. i...
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two hours later, jackson's codefendant, wiley bridgeman, was also set free.onstruction crew in everett, washington, made a surprising find this week. 30 feet below ground, their drill struck a giant rock that was probably left behind by a glacier. scientists believe it could be 2 million years old. now the construction company has to figure out how to move it. the rock weighs 300,000 pounds. and then there were the steps taken today by marine captain derek herrera. he was paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in afghanistan. but today, in camp pendleton, california, he used robotic leg braces to receive a bronze star for heroism. captain herrera is retiring after eight and a half years in the marine corps. steve hartman and his boys have a few words with a country music star about lyrics. "on the road" is next. i have the worst cold with this runny nose. i better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't treat your runny nose. seriously? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms plus your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is. [ male announc
two hours later, jackson's codefendant, wiley bridgeman, was also set free.onstruction crew in everett, washington, made a surprising find this week. 30 feet below ground, their drill struck a giant rock that was probably left behind by a glacier. scientists believe it could be 2 million years old. now the construction company has to figure out how to move it. the rock weighs 300,000 pounds. and then there were the steps taken today by marine captain derek herrera. he was paralyzed by a...
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two hours later, jackson's codefendant, wiley bridgeman, was also set free. then there were the steps taken today by marine captain derek herrera. he was paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in afghanistan. but today, in camp pendleton, california, he used robotic leg braces to receive a bronze star for heroism. captain herrera is retiring after eight and a half years in the marine core. steve hartman and his boys have a few words with a country music star about lyrics on the road. next. i have the worst cold with this runny nose. i better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't treat your runny nose. seriously? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms plus your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with i
two hours later, jackson's codefendant, wiley bridgeman, was also set free. then there were the steps taken today by marine captain derek herrera. he was paralyzed by a sniper's bullet in afghanistan. but today, in camp pendleton, california, he used robotic leg braces to receive a bronze star for heroism. captain herrera is retiring after eight and a half years in the marine core. steve hartman and his boys have a few words with a country music star about lyrics on the road. next. i have the...
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another defendant in the case who served slightly less time, wiley bridgeman, has also been released.l, for more, we go now to cincinnati, ohio, where we're joined by ricky jackson and his lawyer brian howe, a staff attorney with the ohio innocence project. ricky jackson and brian howe, welcome to democracy now! ricky jackson, how does it feel to be free? >> good morning. i'm still getting used to it. it has always been a week. i'm still getting adjusted and acclimated to being out here and not being inside those closed walls, you know. yearsing all of those that you were behind bars, did you ever lose hope or expectation that you would finally be exonerated? tell us about the emotional trials he went through all that time. previously, it is constantly at battle trying to stay positive and some days you get to the point where you don't think you're going to make it. it is just an up-and-down situation. always up-and-down. dance your question, there were times when i thought, this is it for me. this is it. >> ricky, tell us your story, what happened 40 years ago and how it was a 13-yea
another defendant in the case who served slightly less time, wiley bridgeman, has also been released.l, for more, we go now to cincinnati, ohio, where we're joined by ricky jackson and his lawyer brian howe, a staff attorney with the ohio innocence project. ricky jackson and brian howe, welcome to democracy now! ricky jackson, how does it feel to be free? >> good morning. i'm still getting used to it. it has always been a week. i'm still getting adjusted and acclimated to being out here...
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another defendant who served slightly less time, wiley bridgeman, has also been released. and former washington, d.c. mayor marion barry has died at the age of 78. barry served four terms as d.c. mayor, making a notorious 1994 comeback after being jailed for smoking crack cocaine. and an fbi sting. though known for substance abuse problems and allegations of cronyism, barry was celebrated as a brave organizer during the civil rights movement and as the nation's first african-american activist mayor. washington, d.c. mayor-elect muriel bowser paid tribute on sunday. mayor marionss barry. he is been an inspiration to so many people and a fighter for people and a champion for the people of ward 8. mr. barry, i can say this, lived up until the minute the way he wanted to live. and he has left a strong legacy for so many young people to follow. >> president obama also honored barry's life and legacy, saying in a statement -- "as a leader with the student nonviolent coordinating committee, marion helped advance the cause of civil rights for all. during his decades in elected off
another defendant who served slightly less time, wiley bridgeman, has also been released. and former washington, d.c. mayor marion barry has died at the age of 78. barry served four terms as d.c. mayor, making a notorious 1994 comeback after being jailed for smoking crack cocaine. and an fbi sting. though known for substance abuse problems and allegations of cronyism, barry was celebrated as a brave organizer during the civil rights movement and as the nation's first african-american activist...