the justice system earned him international attention and support from celebrities like mohammed ali and bob dylan who immortalized him in song, ♪ here comes the story of hurricane ♪ >> reporter: in 1999 denzel washington portrayed him in the oscar-nominated movie, the hurricane. >> there is nothing that we can't do. nothing. >> reporter: as a free man he moved to canada and continued to fight for the wrongfully convicted. in 2011 carter was diagnosed with prostate cancer. his friend and codependent john arties. >> he has a fighter's mentality. he'll give out but he'll never give in. >> the man known as the hurricane died at the age of 76. anne marie green, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: later, a birthday portrait of the queen. and so many passwords, so little time. the scramble to make security fixes after the heartbleed bug. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues.