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>> thank you jesus. thank you lord. >> those hugs went on for more than two minutes. convicted of two murders in birmingham in 1985. hinton was freed after the judge granted to drop the charges. prosecutors finally acknowledged hinto hintons gun did not match the bullets in the killing. think about the last time he was a free man. ronald reagan was president. "back to the future" led the box office and a stamp costed 22 cents. now brian stephenson from the equal justice initiative. gentlemen, it...

All right. live tv. it happens. lets try this again. anthony ray hinton. the free man fresh off death row after 30 years for a crime he didnt commit and the man that helped free him. thanks for your patience. ray, lets try this again. youre a free man one week. how does it feel? >> well it feels wonderful. i have to pinch myself to tell myself im free but im having a problem once it turn dark. i havent been outside in the dark in 30 years, so i be telling my friend its time for us to get back in...

Cnn has reached out multiple times to get a comment from the d.a.s office jefferson county district attorneys office but so far, no response. my question to you being apparently all that had to be done to set ray free was test the gun. and this would have been over. it still took this ballistic test took 12 years to free this man you are sitting next to. tell me why. >> you know this case is a really powerful demonstration of the problem which is that we have a system that treats you better if y...

Something you could have had in prison. >> i prefer it out here. its cooked better. >> i bet it taste a little sweeter, i imagine. >> it is. im just so happy to be out. im so thankful to god for bringing me through it. i always said im thankful to mr. stephenson for sticking by me and working night and day, seven days a week to secure my freedom because i shouldnt have ever been on death row in the first place. >> mr. stephenson i have questions for you. ray, i have to stick with you. i have a l...