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Americans freed from Gambian prison

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Americans who had been imprisoned in the West African nation of Gambia.

Are -- back on American soil after the reverend Jesse Jackson stepped in secure their release.

The men landed earlier today at JFK airport here in New York City.

The one in the pink shirt is -- gulf war vet -- served twenty years.

Or was serving twenty -- -- for driving to the Gambia -- border with a man suspected of trying to overthrow the country's president.

The one in the white here is a former University of Tennessee professor.

Who was serving a life sentence for printing shirts with the words end dictatorship now a life sentence.

Each clearly thrilled to be back.

Now -- in my sale and I was pullout and told that.

-- -- isn't just index it has secured it would release.

IE couldn't find -- was to express myself.

For a moment I thought maybe I was in and dream and how to you know have.

Do a few things here and good to.

Two.

Convince myself that it closed area.

Well reverend Jesse Jackson also managed to convince the -- and president to at least temporarily spare the lives of dozens of prisoners.

Who would do to face execution as they put it.

At any moment.

The law.