Dec 16, 2020
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and now, bbc world news america. this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. i m kathy kay. is the euro zone disintegrating? two top officials sound dire warnings, calling the current system unsustainable. europe drops new sanctions against syria as refugees continue to flee to turkey. we take a closer look at the divided syrian opposition there. do you think your leaders are going to be able to get you home soon? no, never. i think there is another war. and beneath thelf south dakota hills, one former gold mine now houses the research for a dine civic treasure. for a scientific treasure. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. how close is the euro zone to breaking up? for months we have been hearing increasingly dire forecasts. today we had the sternest warnings yet from two of the most senior officials in europe. the head of european central bank called the current system unsustainable. while the e.u. s top economics
next on msnbc saturday, tornado rampage, dozens of them terrorize the south and leave behind a trail of death and destruction. and the rampage may not be over. also ahead, budget battle. the way forward, what does a gop plan for a medicare overhaul really mean? cuba celebrates while america just might want to forget about a dark day in u.s. history. and life in a glass apartment. a man puts himself on display for all to see but what does he want to show us? good morning, everyone. welcome to msnbc saturday. i m alex whit. let s get to what s happening out there right now. a violent storm system is grinding toward the east coast as the death toll is rising in its wake. 17 people are now confirmed dead since thursday, across the states of oklahoma, arkansas, alabama and now one added for mississippi. at least three twisters touched down near jackson, mississippi, including this one. a man in tuscaloosa, alabama, described the tornado that swept right by his home. i felt t
fraud factors where you need groups to make sure everybody is getting a fair trial. i think it s also important like you said people watch csi they watch law and order, if someone says this is evidence that it s fact. for jurors to know and the lay public to know what s presented as scientific analysis or evidence, that that doesn t necessarily make it a black and white case. i think when we read about or watch shows like csi we have more confidence in the teams because the show writers are tidying it up and in a 42-minute episode. absolutely. blood spatter annalysis like on dexter you can tell exactly where the gun was fired and what the motions were. to do it well you need a ph.d. in fluid mechanics and complex math. a lot of the people doing this are sheriff s deputies, people who have done a weekend training course. that needs to be taken into account as well. did you bring up one of my favorite shows, i love dexter. kate, appreciate your time.
this morning. we appreciate your insight into all of this. glad to be here. we probably have all seen csi, it seems quick and efficient, but there are a lot of questions over whether some of the analysis from csi is truly science. dozens across the country are linked to mishandling evidence and there are questions over whether some of the analysis is truly science and kate daly, senior editor for newsweek and the daily beast. something jumped out to me in the article co-founder for the innocence project, elastic experts, no matter what you see, i can distort it so that it would be a match. this draws the conclusion to a lot of people reading this there are way too many innocent people behind bars but the evidence matched up when they were in court. the innocence project has done reports and found that i think over 230 people once the it, na evidence has been tested were convicted unfairly based on