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
Swalwell, begins at home. Youve got republican parents. Theyve got a trump pence magnet on their fridge. Are mom and dad going to vote for you . Do you have that guarantee . Mrs. Swalwell. Yes . Maam, your son says hes running for president of the United States. Are you going to vote for him . Well, uh, as long as none of his other brothers are running against him, ill vote for him. Back to 2020 in a few moments, but we begin the hour with the justconcluded capitol hill drama and what the attorney general will and wont say about the Mueller Report. Today, william barr telling congress he does intend to deliver and deliver on time. My original timetable of being able to release this by midapril stands. And so i think that from my standpoint, by within a week, i will be in a position to release the report to the public. Now, general barr said there will be redactions, but that he is ready to come back to congress and explain why some parts of the report need to be, in his view, kept secr
Hes a serious president ial contender. But hes still got a day job as mayor of south bend where hes facing criticism this morning from members of the Africanamerican Community over a police shooting. Now, were also going to say some things that may be a little thank you very much. Provocative. Were not here to bash anybody. Never once did he say i repent. And we know that repentance will come and then renewal will follow. We begin the hour with todays big number. 24 million, and its meaning that Pete Buttigieg is more than a onemonth wonder. Buttigieg went from 0 and virtually unknown to nationally recognized. Today we have evidence that new name recognition is paying off big at the bank. Buttigiegs Campaign Says its raised 24 million in the second quarter. We dont know right now how much the other candidates have raised, but 24 million is more than any other candidate raised in the First Quarter. The fundraising haul from nearly 300,000 donors shows deep support and the money the camp