this thing moves forward. absolutely. and moving on now to another unbelievable story about a murder conviction overturned. michael morton walked out of prison yesterday, a free man after nearly 25 years behind bars. jim bergemo of austin has the story. >> reporter: michael morton sat in the williamson county courthouse tuesday and finally got the news he has been waiting to hear for 25 years. >> i have recommended -- release to the court -- >> reporter: the district judge from san antonio made it a point to tell morton -- >> you do have my sympathies, you have my apologies. >> reporter: new dna evidence key to freeing morton from a life sentence for the murder of his wife christine in 1986. the evidence linked a bandanna found near the home to a travis county murder that happened in 1988, and that set morton free. >> this is new to me. so, bear with me. >> reporter: surrounded by