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reporter: well, i spoke with gary and i asked him a question based on the conversation, the interview i had with yanira the day before, she was telling me that as a couple, they made the decision to travel by bus into mexico because they thought it would be safer to do so. but today, the husband, gary, said that that was probably a mistake and that s something that he regrets. i just regret the decision coming here, looking back. it was to visit family and go to a funeral so i was going to go and support our family on this side. that s why i decided to go but i didn t want to take the vehicle because we found out about the funeral late at night. i was like, we re too tired to drive our own vehicle and i ve already done the bus trip once, and i felt comfortable that the bus company would get us there safe and back. so she s going to learn her fate by tomorrow night, correct? reporter: that s correct. by law, the federal judge in ....
What does it show? reporter: anderson, this was probably the most important and dramatic day for the defense. the video shows the maldonados, both gary and yanira, boarding a bus. they re only carrying two blankets, two bottles of water and a purse. and the defense is saying that it is impossible that they would have been able to hide more than 12 pounds of marijuana and go unnoticed. so from the defense perspective, this is the nail in the coffin. they say, the defense attorney, i spoke with him today and he says the prosecution s case is crumbling and he says he s 100% sure that the judge is going to rule in their favor tomorrow. and you spoke to gary, the husband, outside the courthouse, and you asked him i know if he regrets the last minute trip the couple made. what did he tell you? reporter: well, i spoke with ....
This severe weather just keeps slamming the country. tornadoes in the heartland, wildfires out west, and a heat wave that is cooking the east coast. what you can expect today. and boston strong. a heartwarming tribute to the victims of the boston terror attack with some of the biggest names in music. what a concert there. welcome back to early start. i m john berman. and i m christine romans. breaking news this morning, yanira maldonado is a free woman this morning. a mexican judge released her just hours ago, after a week in jail on charges of smuggling drugs. the key, surveillance video. rafael romo live from nogales, arizona. rafael, we just heard yanira speak. what did she reveal about her time in jail? well, it was a very difficult time, as you can imagine, but something that we learned about her, she s a mormon and what she told me on wednesday and repeated again today was that ....
Nbc s miguel almaguer has more on maldonado s road to freedom. reporter: after nine long nights in a mexican jail, yanira maldonado has her freedom, reunited with her husband, he says her nightmare is over. i m very grateful that i m free. reporter: as yanira and her husband gary were returning from a funeral last week, their bus was pulled over at a military checkpoint. more than 12 pounds of pot were discovered under two seats, including the one where yanira was sitting. someone smuggled those in there and i sat in the wrong seat. reporter: on thursday, maldonado s attorney prevented a key piece of evidence to the judge deciding her fate. surveillance video taken at the moment yanira and gary stepped on to the bus. it showed exactly what i hoped it would show, what we brought on to the bus. the images show yanira with a purse, two bottles of water, and what appears to be two blankets. just before stepping on to the ....
Yanira and her ry yanira holding her pur remember, the judgedunt 6:00 p.m. friday to issue the judgment. friday to issue the judgment. still it does come as a surprise. you can believe it is a welcome one for this phoenix family. you bet. lana, burns me up. this could be me. getting on a bus. suddenly, i see f wer ied . and at a minimum will be fined for that. but it is possible they could face greater charges. gary maldonado was saying the guards were asking for a bribe charges will be pursued against them. gary, the husband of yanira, we are talking about, he wa originally targeted. what s the latest on him? ehat s the latest on him? going after gary. ....