the officer opened fire. this morning his mother says she forgives that officer. more on that later. >> a nice story to bring you this morning. an emotional reunion caught on camera. [crying] [music] >> my gosh. that is army staff sergeant brandon ticket surprising his nine-year-old son in illinois. he is seeing him for the first time in nine months. picket returned from his third deployment to afghanistan. as many times as we see those videos, it always just gets you. >>steve: you can hear that little cry there. breaks your heart. >> welcome home. >>brian: you're in afghanistan, you are absolutely at risk. >>elisabeth: nine months