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And of course a couple days later, i was released. i found out january 1 and got out two days later. i was just really, really surprised. >> dana: well, i wanted to let me ask you, kevin, to react to this, this is judge kevin sharp. when we had him on the show, he was talking about mandatory minimums and talking about your case in particular, matthew. but listen to this and ill have kevin respond. >> part guidelines say fashion a senate that is sufficient -- sense tense that is harsh but not mor...

Occurred, in 1996, started with my heart, and just reflected outward. it was something that took place so that i could make a conscious change. but not in respect to the way it was going. >> dana: how have you spent the last few days and what are your plans for 2019? >> oh, its been a wonderful -- its been, ive been reaching out to family and friends via facebook and text messaging, saying that ive been able to go -- i dont like to promote any restaurants on your show. >> dana: you can. >> okay....

Maybe got tickets to a concert. the goober is outside. the cat is indifferent. >> jesse: that is like me when you are talking in the commercial break. >> kimberly: oh, my god. it is like you, greg, outside my window. >> dana: podcast is quite good. i liked it. they let me participate. tomorrow youre going to hear an interview with former federal judge kevin sharp. he did the original review of th case of matthew charles, the rs i have been talking about, who had to return to prison because of a ...

For selling crack cocaine in 1996. in 2016, he was released early due to the obama administration law that reduced minimum sentencing for cocaine. now charles is being sent back to prison for what the government is calling an error. with me now is kevin sharp, the u.s. district court judge who reviewed charles case in 2010 and ruled to reduce his sentence. thank you for being with us today. we have a lot to get to. lets start with the matthew charles case and as it was presented to you at the ti...

You are soft on crime but this is about a safer society, one that doesnt just incarcerate people. >> dana: this could be the moment. we had kevin ring on yesterday with a group called families against mandatory minimums so the word is getting out. kevin sharp, we thank you for you being here. >> thank you. appreciate you having me on. >> dana: new court action in case of michael cohen. the presidents personal attorney who admitted paying stormy daniels. the judge overseeing the course told danie...

But there is something that troubled you very much so you decided to leave and go back into private practice. but you have continued to fight for what you think is right. in the time remaining i will give you a chance to explain that. >> well, right. people ask me now, kevin, you realize this was a lifetime appointment? yes. i did realize that. i found the mandatory minimums to be so incredibly harsh. when i sentenced three young men to mandatory life sentences for drug crimes that i thought des...

Tragedy, only quick release devices can be used in helicopters for sightseeing with the doors off. david? >> a big change after that crash. all right, david, thank you. next tonight, to that vacation horror story. the family of four discovered dead in the condo that they had rented in mexico. the family was from iowa. they had texted the grandmother early on in the trip, saying they arrived, but she never heard from them again. tonight here, what the autopsy now reveals, and heres abcs victor ...

Afternoon across parts of the deep south. but enjoy your day or enjoy your run, i guess. >> hopefully, things stay dry for the white house easter egg roll. a lot of kids looking forward to that. all right, thank you, chad. nashville and country music fans are mourning the death of kevin sharp, a country singer who topped the charts after surviving cancer as a teenager. its a diagnosis that led to him meeting award-winning producer david foster and the start of his singing career. sharps bigges...

Threatening the town of jackson is slowing down again, but its still threatening to bury homes and businesses in that resort town. the landslide has already destroyed one home. its advancing at about an inch a day. still, they say its unlikely the hillside will suddenly give way, like one did in washington state, leaving 39 dead. country music hit-maker kevin sharp has died. hes famous for his first album, "measure of a man," which spurred three hit songs, including the chart-topper "nobody kn...

"nobody knows." sharp went on to become a spokesman for the make-a-wish foundation. he was 43 years old. >> fans and supporters are also remembering this morning hurricane carter, grooving hurricane carter. most people know him as hurricane. the boxer who spent 19 years in prison for three murders he did not commit. carter was a contender for the middleweight title when he was convicted in 1967, a case that drew international attention and a bob dylan song. his convictions were eventually thrown...