Allison Span News Today

>> allison span was a child when her father became the first american killed in the afghanistan conflict. he recently sent a letter to the president asking him to stop lindhs release. good to have you with us tonight. >> reporter: thanks for having me. shannon: i want to play the soundbite of what he said about his efforts to stop this release from happening. >> what bothers me more than anything else is that here is a man who has not given up his proclamation of terror and we have to let him ou...

Hes loved, missed. he made an impact in the united states and abroad. and i wanted people to know that its not just john walker lindh ebooing released tomorrow. theres another aspect to the story. its been 18 years. and as the daughter, i want to make sure hes always remembered. >> well put this picture up and leave our viewers with that. no better words. i couldnt have said any better words than you said about your father. we appreciate you joining us, allison span. we will be right back. th us...

Joining me is allison span, the daughter of the first american killed in the war in afghanistan. we appreciate you joining us. you were just 9 years old, the last time you saw your father. we have pictures. we put them up on the screen of you and him now. can you tell us what you remember about your dad. >> so all i can tell you about is what i remember from a 9-year-old. ill never get to know my father as an adult. he was a leader in church, in our family. he was someone strong and even at nine...

Lessons that i carry with me today. im 27. its been 18 years since ive seen my father. but i still remember everything he taught me till this day. >> and i want to apologize to the viewers for the long delay. listen, allison, john walker lindhs story shocked the nation. he will be released tomorrow. and i know you feel his earlier release is a slap in the face to you and your family. >> we edo. it feels very personal. my father died 18 years ago and sacrificed his life for our freedom. to learn ...

The viewers for the long delay. listen, allison, john walker lindhs story shocked the nation. and i know you feel his earlier release is a slap in the face to you and your family. >> we edo. it feels very personal. my fauktther died 18 years ago to learn a known terrorist, who there are reports he is carrying out his terrorist activity while in prison is being let out early efor good behavior. it feels like slap in the face to my family and very personal. and we would like for there to be an inv...

You know, to remove. >> reporter: lindh will now be on a three-year term of supervisored release. it has not yet been made public where he will live. >> thank you. appreciate that. joining me is allison span, the daughter of the first american killed in the war in afghanistan. we appreciate you joining us. you were just 9 years old, the last time you saw your father. we have pictures. we put them up on the screen of you and him now. can you tell us what you remember about your dad. >> so all i c...

Tomorrow, but so someone would see that letter and remember who mike span was. he was not only the first american killed in action. he was someone who was a father, a son, a husband. hes loved, missed. he made an impact in the united states and abroad. and i wanted people to know that its not just john walker lindh being released tomorrow. theres another aspect to the story. its been 18 years. and as the daughter, i want to make sure hes always remembered. >> well put this picture up and leave o...