She spent nearly two decades locked up. A mother of three set free from prison after serving 17 years for a murder she did not commit. A judge overtrning her conviction. Now shes sharing her story. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter in court, tears of joy. A judge exonerating this 59yearold mother and grandmother of murder. Outside, an embrace 17 years in the making after nearly two decades in prison. Susan mellon walks free. I even wrote freedom an the bottom of my shoes because i believe i was going to be free. Reporter mellon and her family sitting don with katie couric. God gave me strength in my three kids. Reporter in 1997, she was accused of killing an exboyfriend. Police arresting her at a mcdonalds. She was going to buy her youngest daughter a happy meal but she never did, until now. I got my happy meal yesterday. So i was really stoked about that. Reporter perhaps most precious, this moment, meeting her grandson aiden for the first time. He took to me like hes been in my life t
North and western. Not going to impact the United States mainland, however, trning north and northeast and head close to bermuda. Could be a direct hit off bermuda which doesnt happen too often. Similarly watching anna in the pacific which will head towards hawaii. Reena and t. J. , back to you. Heres the rest of the forecast as that big storm system hits the northeast. Could be slow moving so watch out for flash floods. Showers in the great lakes, ohio river valley and along the northwest coast. M mountain snow in washington and oregon. 80s in southern texas. 60s in kansas city, portland and minneapolis. 50s in seattle and chicago. Some corporate news. Nike is suing dozens of companies because it claims they are ripping off the famous look of chuck taylors. Those well known sneakers are made by converse which was bought by nike 11 years ago. Nike clams skechers, walmart and ralph lauren, among others, are infringing on trademarks that cover several unique aspects of chucks. And macys
Weve got some big news coming from apple and facebook, but its not what you might be thinking. Its actually about a perk the tech giants are now offering their female employees. The companies are covering the cost of freezing their eggs. Its starting a debate. Is this generosity or encouragement to put off motherhood. Heres abcs mara schiavocampo. Reporter a new perk for working women. Tech giant facebook and apple confirming they will pick up the tab for female employees who freeze their eggs, becoming two of the first and Biggest Companies to cover costs for this expensive fertility treatment. 10,000 to 15,000 on average plus 500 a year for storage. A benefit some working women wish theyd had. It cost me about 13,500. Reporter last year the 36yearold style expert paid out of pocket to freeze her eggs. After realizing her professional success had delayed her dream of starting a family. I know at some point i want to have my own biological children as well as adopt. Reporter its part o