so, we had newt gingrich and mitt romney. both on the offensive over the last 24 hours. they know that six days is a short time and that s when the caucuses are. what have we been hearing from both of the candidates, mark? well, hala, you re absolutely right. so much on the line, so much at stake here. six days until january 3rd when iowa republicans will caucus and will really kick off what has been already a very long presidential season. well, newt gingrich had pledged not to go negative in this campaign. he had said that he would only go positive and talk about his plan to try to turn the american economy around. well, the gloves have come off and, in fact, he is going negative. yesterday on the situation room with wolf blitzer, he went right after mitt romney. in fact, let s listen to what newt gingrich had to say. all i say mitt is, if you want to run a negative campaign and you want to attack people, at least be man enough to own it. that s your staff and that s
dead. if these animals are released, you just as well give the key to everybody that s on death row right now. the west memphis three in their own words. it does something to you when you see something like that. it cracks you inside. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. the case of the west memphis three began in 1993 when the naked bodies of three 8-year-old boys were found in a ditch in west memphis, arkansas. stevie branch, michael moore and christopher byers had been hog-tired by their shoe laces. three local teenagers were charged with the crime. damien echols, jason baldwin and ajesse misskelley. damien was sentenced to death and the other to life in prison. as the years past, the west memphis three got attention from famous people, last month, after nearly two decades behind bars, echo echols, baldwin and misskelley walked free. more in a you moment on that. by joining me now, damien echols and his wife laurie davis. welcome to you both. thank you