Shares her inspiring story of hope and resilience on the path to getting better. But first, the nightline five. Sir, how are you doing . Enough pressure in here for you . My sinuses are killing me. Just wait until we hit 10,000 feet. Im going to take me a sign mus max. Fast. Liquid gels. And youre coming with me. What . You realize i have gold status. Dont i still get the miles . New, mucinex gels, dissolves fast. Start the relief, lets end this. Number one in just 60 seconds. Good evening. We begin with breaking news out of georgia tonight where for the first time in 70 years a woman has just been executed. Her children, even the pope, begged for mercy. And although it wasnt enough to save her life from the Death Penalty it may spark renewed hope for an oklahoma man scheduled to die by lethal injection tomorrow. Supporters rally to save his life. Tonight tears outside the prison where kelly gisentakener became the first woman in 70 years to be executed in georgia. Kelly was convicted in 1997 of conspireing with her lover to stab her husband to death. The lover who committed the actual murder is serving a life sentence because he confessed and struck a plea deal. Kellys children were kids when their father was murdered. From what i remember about my dad, i know that he wouldnt have wanted my mom to be executed. Reporter but now as adults they say they have forgiven their mother. Shes not the same woman who went to prison. Shes gone back to school. Counseled other inmates behind bars. Theybegged the state to keep her life. But not even a message from the pope could keep her alive. He asked them to commute the sentence to one that would better express both justice and mercy. Last week hundreds took to the streets to protest the decision to kill her. And a thousand miles away in oklahoma tonight in yet another controversial and highly public case richard is awaiting his execution. Unless things change by this time tomorrow, he could be dead. Hes set to be executed despite support voicing his innocence but he was found guilty in two separate trials. The first thrown out for an alleged murder for hire in a motel room against his former boss in 1997. There was no physical evidence found linking him to the murder, the conviction relied heavily on the testimony of justin snooed, the man who confessed to the actual murder and is currently serving a life sentence in prison. I think hes totally innocent. Reporter sister helen has been at the poforefront. You think richard is innocent, yes . Yeah. Why . Theres no forensic evidence at all to implicate him. Reporter the film version of her book dead man walking. Sarandon herself has taken up this cause. Hes a perfect example of whats wrong with the Death Penalty. Hes clearly innocent. And on top of that, the guy who actually killed the person is in a minimum security prison for the rest of his life. Reporter sarandon brought the story to the dr. Phil show to garner support, breaking down after reading a letter he wrote. Its very upsetting. You believe that if youre unjustly accused that people will realize it and its just im heartbroken for the state of our judicial system as much as im heartbroken for this man. Reporter his family maintains he was set up, and that the prosecution failed to show the jury key evidence that could have helped his case. Theres no way this man did this. Theres not an evil bone in him. Theres nothing violent about him. Hes never been in trouble at all with the law before this. Reporter like the interrogation tape of sneed from 1997 that never made its way into the courtroom. His legal team says sneed was being baited by police. We know that this involves more than just you. Reporter but some still maintain that glossip deserves the death sentence. Richard glossip has been convicted of not one but two juries of 12 by murder in the first degree, that he intentionally masterminded the murder of a 54yearold father, of five children. Reporter Richard Glossip spoke to sky news from behind bars. I didnt commit this crime. And theres no doubt in my mind that i may die because of this. Im truly sorry for what happened to barry. I am. But i had nothing to do with it. Reporter glossip was first arrested 20 years ago. His daughter kristina was 13 at the time. Im a daddys girl so i was always with my dad. Ive been up there trying to visit him as much as i can. I was mad then and im still mad now. Reporter her younger sister erica joined demonstrators at the State Capitol asking that her father not be executed. Hes accepted it. He sads where he wants his remains to be, you know, poured out at and i dont like hearing it, but we have to talk about it sometime. Reporter for a moment two weeks ago it seemed their prayers had been answered. Convicted murderer Richard Glossip dprants granted a twoweek stay of xe sugs. Reporter glossip was hopeful when speaking to abc affiliate on the phone. Its a great feeling that the court is going to take the time to look at what we turned in. Reporter but time is running out. Unless the governor grants a 60day stay, glossip will die by lethal injection tomorrow afternoon. Since the year 1973 there have been 155 inmates on death row who have been found not guilty and exonerated. Including five this year. Like anthony ray henton. For 30 years he had been a dead man walking. Thank you, jesus. Thank you, lord. Would you believe this is the first time ive been in the rain in 30 years . How do you like it . It feels wonderful. Yes, it feels wonderful. Reporter we were there for his first day of freedom earlier this year. Whats it like now to be able to walk where you want to walk, when you want to walk . Oh, its its unbelievable. I mean, i really have to catch myself. Reporter 53 other inmates in hintons prison was executed while he was on death row. My darkest memory would be to see so many people that i got to know be executed. Reporter today hes thankful to be alive and finally free. A feeling Richard Glossip is hoping for tonight but the vantrease family maintains glossip should get the Death Penalty, releasing this statement to the tulsa world newspaper earlier this month. Execution of Richard Glossip will not bring barry back or lessen the empty hole left in the lives of those who loved barry. What it does provide is a sense that justice has been served. Put put yourselves in the sh of the victims family, his wife, his five children. I wonder what theyre going through tonight. You ever heard the phrase there aint no justice . I wonder if thats what theyre thinking tonight. Reporter sister helen sees justice differently. Ive seen their eyes when they come out of the Execution Chamber and theyre going to go home and the chair is still going to be just as empty as it was before they saw the execution. Youve been on this road a number of times. What do you say to a dead man walking . That im fighting in every way i can to resist this death. His death is wrong. I believe its wrong for the government to be in a position of killing even the guilty people, much less the innocent. Next, whats the difference between a firefighter and a smokejumper . Meet the team parachuting right into the eye of the storm or fire, as it were. And our amy robach and how a devastating diagnosis led to a devastating diagnosis led to a better life. But i think women would agree. Huddling with their man after the game is nice too the thing is, about half of men over 40 have some degree of erectile dysfunction. Well, viagra helps guys with ed get and keep an erection. Ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. 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Their job, parachuting into the most remote areas to stamp out blazes all over california. Of the 450 smokejumpers in the u. S. , 40 are stationed here in redding, california, just about four hours north of san francisco. Sometimes you look out the door and you think, this is truly nuts. I cant believe im doing this right now. And then you just get youre the next one up. The spotter calls you to the door. Theres no backing out. Your heart starts to beat pretty fast. A lot of times you have a chance to take a deep beth, whireath, really helping. Look at the horizon. Youre waiting for the slap on the back. Reporter two weeks ago i was on the front lines. This fire burning with apocalyptic fury. Flames as high as skyscrapers, hop scotching the canopies, raging flames. Entire families packed into cars in flight, navigating this hellish landscape, cindera swirling in the area. More than 6,000 wildfires in this state alone. With thousands of homes burned and at least six dead, the summer has been one of the most destructive and dangerous in decades. For this crew of firefighters from riverside county, california, exhaustion was one of its greatest perils. You guys pretty tired . Were getting there. All of our resources have been going at it for a month, month and a half. Reporter like others out here selective about what they could save. This fire near napa valley was one of the fastest spreading and most destructive in california history. A 70,000 plus acre monster. Its burning trees like these that make it so hard for firefighters. They fall right across the road impeding their ability to fight fires like that one. Timelapse videos capture the panicked exodus. Watch as this driver struggles to find his way out. Fire everywhere he turns. Scariest thing ive ever been through in my life. Weve lost all of our homes. And some pets. Were just devastated. Reporter but before they become monsters, these fires are born and spread from very remote areas. Catching them in their infancy is the job of the smokejumpers. You hit the ground, take off all your gear. Then we carry its called our pg bag, our hard hat and food and water. Then they cargo drops, so the plane flies over and drops out our tools and sleeping bags and more food and more water. And we collect all that. And then we go to fighting fire. Im scared a lot of the time in this job. I think theres some word that means finding pleasure in pain, and im pretty sure we all have that characteristic. Reporter to put out fire, you need ice in your veins. But that doesnt douse the fear. I know more what could happen now because i have seen a lot of things happen, whereas when youre a brand new smokejumper you dont even noah the realm of possibility is. You just go with it. Theres lots of close calls. Reporter while deaths are rare it was just two years ago when the california smokejumpers lost their brother, 28yearold luke sheehy. Luke was killed by a limb falling out of a tree. I was looking at that fire and constantly looking up at the trees. Man, am i too spooked . You kind of absorb it, i guess, as a family and you carry it with you as you move forward. Luke is just kind of a part of who we are now. Reporter once limited to the hot and dry autumn in the west, fire season is now a nearly year long slouth. Taxing the smokejumpers and those they leave back home. They know this all too well. You cant even count on them being home, especially during the summer. The kids probably took some steps before he even knew it or said certain words or did certain things, you know, you miss you do miss a lot. Its sad. I would love to be home more with my kids, but this is the occupation that i have and its how i make my living. And i love it. No news is good news but it would be you just miss hearing their voice. Reporter chances are soon they will be heading to Southern California where conditions are prime for more fires of historic proportion. Experts predict this fall santa ana winds combined with the brutal drought will likely keep the smokejumpers in the guts of those fires for several months to come. For nightline, im matt gutman in los angeles. You can watch our full abc news digital feature on these amazing smokejumpers on abcnews. Com. Next, con kouring cancer. Our own amy robach celebrates better take the zantac it challenge pill works fast . Zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. Nexium can take 24 hours. When heartburn strikes, take zantac for faster relief than nexium or your money back. Take the zantac it challenge. Married to morty kaufman. [ lee ] now that im getting older some things are harder to do. This is not a safe thing to do. Be careful babe. There should be some way to make it easier [ doorbell rings ] lets open it up and see whats cookin. Oh i like that. Look at this its got a handle on it. I dont have to climb up. This yellow part up here really catches a lot of the dust. Did you notice how clean it looks . Morty are you listening . Morty . [ morty ] im listening i want you to know morty are you listening . Morty . In study after study, advil is unsurpassed in pain relief. Nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. Not tylenol. Not aleve. Nothing. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. Finally tonight, Good Morning America coanchor amy robach opened up about her private struggle thanks to an on air medical procedure that changed her life. Sease threatening the this s n wonderful life i had built with my family it made me mad, it made me want to fight back. I have decided to have a bilateral mastectomy. Im going to be very aggressive. Im 40 years old. Im young and hopefully have a lot of life ahead of me. On november 14th, it was time. I remember feeling just the fragility of where we were and how quickly we had gotten there. As the nurses held me up on to the operating table, i became paralyzed with fear. I woke up to yet another crushing blow. The cancer had spread to my sentinel limph node and chemotherapy, eight rounds in six months. As i was transforming on the outside and the inside, a constant fear of death wouldnt leave me. I cant imagine this World Without her in it because, for me, shes she is strength. Amy is like this deeprooted tree thats not going anywhere. So a part of me cant imagine life ever take that. April 24th marked my final day of chemo. This is my the next five to ten years are critical. Theres a 16 chance of cancer occurrence for me. Now i try to bring the focus back to the beauty of life rather than the fear of death. I hope i have that strength in me when i blow up. Today my mission is simple. To raise awareness for early detection. If my story helps save lives, helps women feel not so alone, then ive won. Weve won. That is the singular hope with my memoir better. The title, a. Im by my 12yearold daughter ach. She will be strong, stronger than ever. Shes a fighter just like her daughter. It has to get worse before it gets better. And trust me, it will get better. How wonderful is that . Our thanks to our friend amy. Better is now on sale in stores and online. Thanks for watching abc news. News. Good night, america. Hey. Miss me . Debra uhhuh. [whispering] im not talking to you. Im not talking to you, either. Yeah, well, you know, its just that sometimes i feel like theres not enough time. Well, yeah, youre right, as always. Yeah. Oh, well, no, thank you for being so understanding. Ok, bye. Who was that . Shh. Debra on radio you know, its just that sometitims i feel like theres not enough time. Youre on the radio . Dr. Nora on radio your husbands not a mind reader, debra. 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