Glor hi, everyone. Im jeff glor. Its a review of the fbi lab in washington that is opening eyes across the country and now it could reopen hundreds of criminal cases. 95 of cases looked at so far included flawed testimony that includes 32 Death Penalty cases. This weekend the fbi acknowledged mistakes and Jericka Duncan has details. Reporter before dna testing became prevalent the fbi relies heavily on visual analysis of evidence, sometimes building occasions on microscopic analysis of hair. But in 2012, federal officials launched an investigation after the Washington Post reported that flawed presentic hair matches might have led to the convictions of hundreds of people. A in a full report coming out tomorrow, the Innocence Project and the National Association of criminal defense lawyers will say that from the 1970s through 1999, 25 of 29 fbi forensic examiners made errors in their testimony impacting 257 cases. The reports will says, out of 18 executions, 12 of them had errors in eit
Glor hi, everyone. Im jeff glor. Its a review of the fbi lab in washington that is opening eyes across the country and now it could reopen hundreds of criminal cases. 95 of cases looked at so far included flawed testimony that includes 32 Death Penalty cases. This weekend the fbi acknowledged mistakes and Jericka Duncan has details. Reporter before dna testing became prevalent the fbi relies heavily on visual analysis of evidence, sometimes building occasions on microscopic analysis of hair. But in 2012, federal officials launched an investigation after the Washington Post reported that flawed presentic hair matches might have led to the convictions of hundreds of people. A in a full report coming out tomorrow, the Innocence Project and the National Association of criminal defense lawyers will say that from the 1970s through 1999, 25 of 29 fbi forensic examiners made errors in their testimony impacting 257 cases. The reports will says, out of 18 executions, 12 of them had errors in eit
this year bringing their campaign of terror to the shores of alex ortiz, cbs news, cairo. glor: we ve long been told aspirin can help reduce heart disease. now a new study says long-term regular aspirin use can substantially cut the risk of some kinds of cancer. here now to explain is dr. heather yeo of new york presbyterian-weill cornelle medical center. doctor, good to see you. why was this study so significant? thanks, jeff. actually, the study is important because it s one of the first studies to study patients, 130,000 patients actually, for such a long period of time. they studied patients for over 32 years and showed that after taking a moderate amount of aspirin for a long period of time, patients had a significantly decreased risk of cancer. f glor: gastrointestinal and t colo-rectal cancers? correct. and in fact, for gi cancers, the risk goes down by 20%, and for colo-rectalef colo-rectal cancers, for
i m jeff glor. this is the western edition of the cbs news. it s a review of the fbi lab in washington that is opening eyes across the country and now it could reopen hundreds of criminal cases. 95% of cases looked at so far included flawed testimony that includes 32 death penalty cases. this weekend the fbi acknowledged mistakes and jericka duncan has details. acknowledged mistakes and jericka duncan has details. reporter: before dna testing became prevalent, the fbi relied heavily on visual analysis of evidence, sometimes building occasions on microscopic analysis of hair. but in 2012, federal officials launched an investigation after the washington post reported that flawed forensic hair matches might have led to the convictions of hundreds of innocent people. a in a full report coming out tomorrow, the innocence project and the national association of criminal defense lawyers will say that, from the 1970s through 1999, 25 of 29 fbi forensic examiners made errors in th