[Berman:] The family of a pastor who committed suicide following the Ashley Madison scandal is speaking out today. Pastor John Gibson was married with two children and he took his life six days after the hackers exposed the names of millions of people who had signed up on the website, and that website for those seeking affairs.
[Bolduan:] Gibson's name was on the list. And Laurie Segall spoke to his wife and children, listen.
[Laurie Segall, Cnn Correspondent:] A pastor, a husband, and father of two, a seminary professor with a sense of humor.
[Trey Gibson, Son Of John Gibson:] My dad was a great man. He was a great man with struggles. My dad reached a point of such hopelessness and despair that he took his own life.
[Segall:] It was just six after hackers exposed the names of those on Ashley Madison, a website for people seeking affairs. Gibson's name was on the list.
[Christie Gibson, Wife Of John Gibson:] I came home from work and I began to notice that there were clues around the house that things were not what they were supposed to be. I eventually discovered him, and that was a moment that I've that life doesn't prepare you for. How do you tell your kids that their dad is gone, and that he took his own life?
[Callie Gibson, Daughter Of John Gibson:] I think that the hardest thing for me to deal with was that he honestly doubted the fact that we would love him enough.
[Segall:] In the suicide note, he wrote about being on Ashley Madison. [on camera]: Do you mind sharing a little bit of what he put in the note?
[Christie Gibson:] He talked about the depression, and he talked about having his name on there, and he said that he was very, very sorry. He poured his life into other people, but somehow he could not extend that into himself.
[Segall:] And facing the harsh reality of loss, there is also forgiveness, Christie says.
[Christie Gibson:] It wasn't so bad that we wouldn't have forgiven it. And so many people have said that to us. But for John, he carried with him such shame and he couldn't see that.
[Segall:] When the hack left 32 million potential adulterers exposed, Christie has a message for those grappling with infidelity.
[Christie Gibson:] Don't underestimate the power of love. Nothing is worth the loss of a husband and friend and father. It just didn't merit it at all.
[Bolduan:] And Laurie is with us right now. And they are so eloquent, and strong and speaking about the pain, which is still very fresh, and this just happened.
[Segall:] Yes, yes.
[Bolduan:] And what more did they say, because they said that he mentioned Ashley Madison, and what more did they say about it?
[Segall:] Well, they spoke, and she was very compose and what she said is that you don't see me at 4:00 in the morning, and I was OK in speaking about it, but it is so difficult for her, and she spoke about the infidelity, and she said that this infidelity breaks a family, and it hurts in a way that you can't understand, but nothing is worth losing the life of a father and husband and she wishes that he had known that there is another type of forgiveness.
[Bolduan:] Wow, the strength and ability to forgive is so important.
[Berman:] And the repercussions of this story is amazing.
[Bolduan:] Amazing.
[Berman:] Thank you, Laurie Segall.
[Segall:] Thank you.
[Bolduan:] Thanks, Laurie.
[Berman:] And now, one week from tonight, CNN hosts the second Republican debate. And Donald Trump has written my boss, the president of this network, with a special request. Details next.
[Bolduan:] Also ahead, it is a song is 30 years young. And today, it's making very big news.
[Unidentified Male:] Please help me to welcome to the stage Kim Davis.
[Bolduan:] The unmistakable chorus of "Eye of the Tiger" by the band Survivor for the Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, right there. She was introduced at a rally with that song. And the band is not happy about that walk-up song. We will speak to one of the men who wrote that song, next.