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air strikes in iraq as the u.s. punishes a militant group for an attack on u.s. service members, but the strikes are also raising fears of this escalating into a bigger war with the u.s. caught in the middle of it. those attacks come as the u.s. and israel are trying to get on the same page as far as the war against hamas. a top adviser to netanyahu meeting with u.s. officials as outrage grows. exonerated and home for the holidays. i speak to a man who is
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wrongfully convicted about what it means to be free and the top challenges on the outside for others who are exonerated. we're following these major developing stories and more coming into cnn news central. today in for the holidays, boras sanchez is off. with fears of a widening war in the middle east the u.s. executed its own strikes against iran backed militants in iraq. this happened yesterday. there's video here showing theafter math. the move is in retaliation for a drone attack on american forces hours before at air base in iraq according to the defense secretary. >> president biden ordered the strikes on three facilities used by a group. u.s. central command saying it's a number of the militants
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were killed. however, iraq's government condemning them as hostile acts saying 18 people, including civilians were wounded. natasha is joining us more with the latest on this. what's the latest you're learning about the u.s. strikes in iraq? >> reporter: jess, the u.s. military struck three facilities link today this iran backed militant group. the goal is to degrade the infrastructure they're using to carry out the strikes and also to basically destroy the infrastructure they're using to launch the drones and the rockets from. we've seen over 100 such attacks from iran backed groups against u.s. coalition bases in iraq and syria. the u.s. saying they are trying to calibrate their response in a way it doesn't escalate the conflict to such a dramatic effect it leads to a broader war and alsoing of course to retaliate against the attacks and send a message they won't be tolerated. this one in particular yesterday was significant because it resulted in a u.s.
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service member being critically wounded. something we haven't seen in the past. previously they suffered minor injuries. while the u.s. has conducted these strikes before in iraq and syria, including just last month in iraq, these groups have not yet been deterred. so the iraqy government is expressing some outrage over the strike saying it was a violation of the sovereignty. at the same time the pentagon will say it does not appear as though iraq is doing enough to protect the troop that is are stationed in the country there. they're taking matters into their own hands. the white house issued a statement saying they're basically going to do everything they can to protect u.s. service members in the region. the question, of course, will be does this actually work? does this deter the groups from attacking in the future? it hasn't to date. these groups have said they're going to continue to launch the strikes as long as the u.s. continues supporting israel in the war. >> natasha, thanks so much. meantime, here in
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washington, one of israeli prime minister's closest advisers is expected to meet with top officials and congress today. >> a source telling cnn ron dermer who served as the ambassador to the u.s. is in washington to discuss the next phase of the war in gaza. let's go to cnn's priscilla alvarez live at the white house today. what are you learning about today's meeting? >> reporter: this is a miting that comes at a critical time as the u.s. tryes to have israel move away from a higher intensity war. to contain casualties. especially as the death toll in gaza continues to grow. so significant meeting here with ron derma. he'll be meeting with secretary state antony blinken and jake sullivan. he is one of the closest confidents of benjamin netanyahu and a member of the war cabinet and previously served as israel yes, sir
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ambassador to the u.s. israel promised the united states it would move to precise strategy in targeting, for example, of hamas leadership. up until this point, it's not clear what the time line is. when israel would move to that phase. they expect it to happen by january, but again, when asked by reporters what exactly that phase looks like and when it would happen, it's unclear. that's a topic of discussion going into today. now, israeli officials have said there isn't daylight between the u.s. and israel. meaning that they both are trying to see the end of hamas. >> well, we take advice from friends. we consult with friends. we don't have to agree on every small detail with friends, but in the bigger picture, we all share the same goals. >> reporter: now privately, we
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know that senior u.s. officials have had tough conversations with their israeli counterparts over the last few weeks and months since the terror attacks. president biden said in an event that israel risks losing support on the international stage if it doesn't start to contain those, the deaths of innocent civilians. so the president here under domestic and international pressure as israel continues its conflict in gaza and a lot of questions going into this meeting. the question is what is the ultimate outcome of this? will there be a clear time line on the next phase of the war? >> all good questions. priscilla alvarez, thank you for that. let's talk more about this with retired army major journalist. i general, i want to talk to you first. we're going to talk to you about what is on the table with
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these discussions between the biden administration and this key confident. can they get somewhere, do you think, on having a sense of the next phase of the war being lower intensity and that being sooner as the u.s. wants it to be? >> i think so. look, israel is listening. especially to one party, and that's to the united states and this administration. they admire and respect israel. they admire and respect and are thankful for the support the united states has provided israel in this ongoing support. however, there are limitations, as we've seen. what israel is trying to do, is achieve an objective where they can go forward publicly and say mission accomplished or at least mission accomplished close enough. and then realizing there is work to be done. to stop the campaign that we've seen to date, which is heavy use of air strikes and an attempt to be precise in their targeting but clearly with the challenges that hamas is
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presented in terms of using the palestinians as human childs and to wrap themselves within the population in gaza, that becomes a tall order. they would like to accelerate and at some point declare they accomplished what they want to accomplish and go about the business to try and continue and acknowledge privately they have to continue the operations to erratic hamas leadership and get after the infrastructure. ammunition and the kind of free use of the tunnel systems that israel is now taking on as a primary objective. also, bear in mind, overarching all of this is what's the status of the hostages? when can they be returned and realizing that's the toughest mission to accomplish. that's the leverage hamas retains. >> right. over 100 hostages still in gaza and away from their families at this point. i want to broaden out to talk more about the region as a whole. the united states, the biden
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administration has gone to great lengths to keep this war from expanding and spilling over and escalating in a way. and yet, we've seen more than 100 attacks on the u.s. by iran. as natasha was reporting, the u.s. striking back in certain instances, including this most recent ones. is this working in terms of trying to keep all of this at bay and should we just continue? do you think we'll continue to see this play out as long as the israel hamas war continues? >> yeah. the short answer is no and yes. we're probably going to see it continue to play out and no, it's not efficient. they got to take the initiative and turn it into something more than a response to the strikes by iran. the solution to what is taking place in gaza and the expanded what i would call provocations by these proxys is the solution
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is in taran. the united states has to work an outside in strategy. there has to be punishing blows against the proxys where taran feels like it's being threatened within its borders. the united states must put punishing blows against the proxys. you got to go after the he hezbollah. if they don't want us there, they can invite us to depart. that has to be something that really kind of ramps up u. outside in is the strategy, i think. this administration has to understand that. >> one of these service members now in critical condition, which i think sort of raises the spectrum. i'm curious what you think about it. when you have something
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creeping along the continium. not to diminish tbi's. they're serious. we've seen some injuries that aren't as bad that the u.s. is retaliating for. what are your concerns if things get worse on what's happening with u.s. service members? >> that's a tough hurdle to cross. you understand this, brianna. any one fatality and any one injury is unacceptable. and if we had no injuries as a result of the provocations from these proxys, that activity should be punished. injuries shouldn't be the standard by which we evaluate the response or what type of action we're going to take so we can really take the initiative and get these proxys on their heals and get them worried about going to sleep at night. conducting operations. going to the market. they need to be concerned that the united states and its partners in the region are coming after them. it should not be the number of
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casualties that are being sustained by the united states. because you just described it. one casualty then leads to two and maybe those two are okay and we can get beyond it. nonsense. there needs to be an aggressive action on the part of the united states not measured against casualtities. >> thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you very much. today ukrainian president congratulated his air force for destroying a russian warship. this one you see in the picture here that the ukrainians was carrying attack drones. cnn cannot verify this claim independently. but the strike at a port town was apparently caught on camera. >> a russian appointed local official says one person was killed. this is the third time in less
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than a week that russia took a major loss of hardware. we've been tracking developments. what is russia saying more about this attack on its warship? >> reporter: the kremlin acknowledged this attack. we heard earlier today from the kremlin who issued a statement saying the russia's defense minister reported this incident to vladimir putin saying they assess and had saying the ukrainian armed forces carried out the attack overnight using what was described by the kremlin as guided missiles. they haven't gone so far to say the vessel was destroyed. they're attempting to down play it saying it sustained some damage. of course, that is in line from the ukrainian armed forces and welcomed this as a sign of progress for ukraine. we heard earlier today from a spokesperson for the ukrainian
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air force. take a listen. >> this is such a powerful event for us. in fact, we destroyed both the ship and occupiers through well coordinated actions. >> reporter: this vessel is set to carrying attack drones when the strike took place. the attack drones have been relied upon throughout the course of the war in ukraine. it's one of the key reasons ukraine pushed for international support when it comes to bolstering the air defense system. this was seen as a welcomed sign of progress during the counteroffensive against russia's armed forces. we've seen three attacks against them over the last week. earlier in the week, ukraine reporting that they downed war planes and fighter jury trials as well. president zelensky thanked them
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and said today there would be no peace, no place of peace for occupiers on ukrainian land. >> thanks so much for that update. and still to come, a christmas day message really like no other. quote, rot in hell. part of donald trump's online rant and what he said about president biden and jack smith. the top u.s. diplomat headed to mexico for talks on the ongoing migrant surge as law enforcement officials at the southern border struggle to deal with an overcoming influx of people. later, free returns might be a thing of the past. why a growing number of retailers are charging fees and making returns difficult. that and more coming up on cnn news central.
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former president donald trump spent the christmas holidays lashing out at his political and legal rivals on social media. his wide ranging rants also included attacks on the woke military. his words. and the electric car industry. >> he ended one of his christmas day rants saying quote, may they rot in hell. merry christmas. kristen holmes with us now. that's not how you end your holiday cards. i'm quite sure. this one looking more like
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donte's fifth circle of hell. which is wrath. i looked it up. >> this is peak donald trump. this is how he acts. he never puts out this message of unity and peace. even if we're in a time of war. we saw from world leaders this message of peace. instead, donald trump wanted to air his grievances and he did. he went after joe biden. he went after jack smith. he talked about how it's all election interferences. he went after the justices in colorado that ruled against him on the case taking him off the ballot. this is a preview of what we're going to see for the next year. we're looking at a very polarizing time politically. it's even going to get more divisive and donald trump is going to get more personal with his attacks. one thing i want to point out,
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there's no reason for him to tone it down. he's been saying this and ramping up the rhetoric and increasing his aggressive antiimmigration speech. his poll numbers show him increasing and getting more popular. until we're in a possible position he's the nominee and looking for maybe more moderate voters, i see no reason and they see no reason for him to change the course. >> we have less than three weeks before the iowa caucuses. january 15th. when will we see him back on the trail? >> reporter: a week from friday on january 5th. he'll have another blitz of campaign stops ahead of the caucuses. one thing that's interesting is even with the last minute blitz and last minute push, he's being far outpaced by his rivals on the campaign trail. yet they aren't really able to breakthrough and you take the poll numbers into consideration to get even. it's a fight for second place. >> we'll see you out in iowa,
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kristen. thanks so much. >> that's your christmas present. >> reporter: i need a new pair of boots. >> i was thinking about my parka and if it can withstand one more season there together. joining me now is talu. he's the white house bureau chief for the washington post. always great to have you here. i'm curious, what your thoughts are on trump's christmas message. >> well, i think as kristen said, this is the message we get from trump during the holidays and thanksgiving and easter. he always finds a way to jab his political opponents. this is a forewarning. we'll see a very dark and divisive and foreboding campaign. not only from trump but from the republicans and joe biden. he is pointing out trump's rhetoric and elevating and reminding americans about what a trump presidency would look like in 2025. a lot of the messages are dark and dangerous and predicting doom and gloom for the country.
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this will be a campaign of who not to vote for even so who to vote for. >> not necessarily inspirational in that way. and as the former president continues to be the front runner in the early states in the polling we're seeing. we're headed three weeks out from when people begin to vote, is a strong second place enough for somebody running against him in iowa? is that enough to stop him or slow him down at all? >> it depends on what happens in new hampshire. new hampshire has played a key role in a number of past presidential campaigns. if a nikki haley or ron desantis does well in iowa, everyone will turn to new hampshire to decide what will happen with the rest of the race. if if voters decide they don't want donald trump to be the standard bearer and an upset in new hampshire, all bets are off in terms of what happens in the primary. donald trump won't run away with the nomination if he loses in new hampshire. he could still get the nomination by losing in new hampshire.
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the voters of new hampshire will have a key role to play depending on what happens in iowa in determining the rest of the primary. >> it's important to point out to everyone that the primary voters are different. they are different. primary voter in iowa is different, more conservative and often times more evangelical than a voter in new hampshire. to your point it could open it to somebody like nikki haley to make a run at it. at what point do any of them have to start thinking about do i this get out? do i consolidate my vote to somebody else? people don't like to have that conversation. >> we're close to voting in iowa. the iowa caucuses are a few weeks away. when the numbers come in, as we saw in 2020, we saw a number of candidates see the the numbers and saw themselves in the low single digits and no path for me and they got out for me. we could see a quick windowing of the field after iowa.
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some of them dropped out. after the voters give their verdict in iowa, i do think we'll see a windowing of the field and a push to have a trump alternative. a single person go one on one against trump. whether nikki haley or ron desantis and a number of republicans are calling for that. right now the numbers show he's in a very difficult possession for any of the other republicanes to try and take him on. but the one on one race is something he's never faced before in a republican primary. it's how he got to the nomination in 2016 by having all of the other candidates split the vote. if he faces a one on one challenge, that could make it more challenging. >> yet, so many of them. you mentioned how far ahead of them. so many of them, especially if you talk to ron desantis and nikki haley, they want to be around in case something happens. there's this giant, there's a lot of x factors floating
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around. in addition to us seeing the primary in 2024, he has all these legal cases. potentially going to trial. at what point does that start to intersect. do you anticipate we see him doing what we've seen before in the cases and appearances where he uses it to rally the troops? >> he's rallying his base with the indictments and using them as a strategy to try and delay some of these cases because he feels if he pushes the cases off, he can get the political benefit of being under indictment. normally we wouldn't think it's a benefit. there's a sense of grievance and he's able to tap into it. they're going after him and going after these voters. he's able to use that and not having to face the judges and juries by purring the cases. by filing appeals and making sure they don't move forward as quickly as the prosecutors want them to move forward. that's the goal. to push the cases beyond the election so he can get the
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political benefit and saying he's aggrieve and had people are coming after him and getting the base riled and you happen not having to face the jurors and judges and maybe never face them at all. >> it's the court of public opinion. that seems to be his favorite. talu, thanks so much. while the record surge of migrant continues, secretary antony blinken is scheduled to meet with mexican president as the biden administration struggles on how to deal with the border crisis. stay with us. to duckduckgo on all your devie
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we're learning new details on the scale of the migrant surge at the u.s. mexico border. more than 11,000 people are waiting in shelters and camps on the mexican side of the border hoping to enter the united states through legal pathways. >> are on the way. a caravan of migrants are
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headed north to the border. you're looking of video of that group marching through on christmas eve. rosa flores is in eagle pass, texas, for us. you have new reporting on migrant apprehensions in that area where you're in. >> reporter: jessica, there's no question the number of aprehe thinkses here where i am in eagle pass, texas, it has dropped. according to a law enforcement source, yesterday, there were about 2,000 apprehensions in this area. last week the daily average was 3,000. you can see that behind me. when we talked last week, there were thousands of migrants in the field behind me. the field looks empty. this is a lot of work, too. they're trying to figure out ways to process these individuals as quickly as possible so they're not outside waiting. there are many factors the border patrol is dealing with
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right now. according to a senior official, they're not out of the woods yet. they are dealing with smugglers who are trying to push migrants into the u.s. border illegally. different parts are dealing with different challenges. in arizona, charge groups of migrants are being dropped off by smugglers in very desolate and rural areas. we've also learned from an official that travel agencies abroad are promising tripes to the united states and low and behold, they end up connecting passengers to smugglers south of the border. now that might explain this scene. this is recent video that we took in arizona. take a listen. >> i work for cnn. i'm wondering where you're from. what country you're from. >> senegal. >> senegal? >> senegal. everybody from senegal?
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>> reporter: and jessica and brianna, according to the official, of the nationalities being targeted are senegal. i met individuals from these areas west africa. according to the official, these organizations are targeting these populations and making promises and sometimes dropping off 500 or 1000 in rural areas in arizona. as you might imagine, that creates a logistical nightmare for border patrol who have to transfer them to processing facilities. >> rosa flores with the latest from eagle pass, texas, thanks so much. you need to return some of the gifts you received this holiday? you might have to pay for it. why some companies are making it harder to return online orders.
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it was sort of a merry
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christmas for retailers. while many americans increased the spending, but it was at a slower pace than last year. it increased by 3%. it came, but it barely rose above inflation. >> now the holiday return season started, it's becoming harder to navigate with some retailers charging for returns and exchanges. we have nathaniel. returns is part of it. you can have fun with it. is this the end of free returns? >> yeah, i hope neither of you guys got any ugly sweaters or christmas gifts you want to return. you're going to be charged for it, potentially. 81% of retailers are now charging for at least one method of returns. particularly if you want to send it back by mail. you look at some of the return fees for companies like h&m,
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abercombie, j. crew. macy's $9.99 fee. amazon started to add a $1 fee if you return a product to the ups store and there's a closer whole food stores nearby. you're going out of your way to return to the ups store. >> why are they adding the fees is this. >> it's expensive for the retailers to send back these returns for customers. we've seen return rates spike. you look at 2019. about 8.1% of all merchandise was returned. that jumped to 16.5% in 2022 last year. and that's particularly because we're buying more online. and you know, something looks good online. then you see it in person and doesn't quite fit or the wrong color and you end up bringing it back. retailers are trying to crack down. >> yeah. that happens a lot. sometimes things don't fit. >> they don't. they look better on the
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minican. >> there are interesting trends in the industry that's blowing up. so retailers are tightening their return windows. you can also sometimes bring it back box free or you don't need a label. and then some stores like staples, you'll offer a discould be if you've bring the amazon return. stores don't want your return. you can keep the product. it's particularly for smaller items that aren't as expensive. it's too costly for the retailer to pay for that shipping. >> wow. we're just giving up. >> say what? >> keep it. >> i have some ideas, nathaniel, thank you so much. let's talk about other headlines we're watching. eric adams says local protests over the israel hamas war are fueling concerns ahead of next sunday's new year's eve celebrations siting an attempt
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to disrupt the christmas lighting ceremony, they'll employ a range of technology that has included drones in the past. they'll have new strategies to keep officers at the assigned posts when incidents happen so new vulnerabilities aren't created. apple will appeal a trade commission rule in blocking imports of the newest apple watch after the biden administration declined to intervene. the ban affecting the series 9 watches because they allegedly infringe on pattens registered to another company. they'll submit a redesign for u.s. customs approval. customers who purchased the affected models before the ban will not see any service disruptions. u.s. home prices hit another record high in october rising for the nine straight months. that's despite mortgage rates
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lingering in october. experts say that's the faster annual rate of the year and marks the strongest national growth rate since 2022. today while many americans are trying to get home after christmas, millions more are under winter weather alerts. there's a storm sweeping across the plains and into the rockies. and that forced authorities to close a stretch of interat a time 90 in south dakota as they warned whiteout conditions could make travel difficult to impossible. in nebraska, over 70 miles of highway were closed due to low visibility. >> chad myers is joining us with more on this. it doesn't look like ideal driving weather where that lizard is. >> reporter: no. and the wind and the cross winds across your interstate, especially i-80 all seeing these winds. not so much very heavy snow, but it's the blowing snow. we call it a ground blizzard. it snowed and in some spots it
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snowed a foot. i'm watching storm chasers. there are storm chasers in parts of kansas, nebraska and the dakotas with live pictures on youtube if you want to see what the snow looks like if you haven't seen it in a long time. there are blizzard warnings in effect and ice storm warnings. likely with the wind, you won't see a foot anywhere. it'll be a three foot drift or the ground will be completely bear and the winds are blowing. visibility is down to a quarter of a mile at times. that's no fun when you're driving. almost like the lake effect event. it's driving and it's fine and a big wind gust takes the snow across the flat land and blows it over the visibility. they'll be rain across the east. this could be a little bit of a flood event for parts of the northeast. two to four inches of rain likely. we'll take you to wednesday at 1:00. kansas city, you're seeing snow right now. it's not sticking for the most
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part. after dark, that sun is going to go away. i know you can't see it. when the sun goes away, the roads are going to ice up without a doubt. kansas city all the way from topeka to hayes and the like. yes, it's on the way. stay off the roadways, if you can. >> very good advice there. is this going to let up? >> yes. >> it's all over by thursday. >> i thought you were going to give us one word. yes. it always does. to your point. >> not one word wasted. chad myers. thanks. a handful of men across the country will experience the holidays with their families for the first time in years after they've had their prison sentences overturned. the monumental effort that goes into getting the convictions thrown out and what comes next for those who are released. we'll be back.
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a handful of men across the country are experiencing the holidays with their families for the first time in years after having their prison sentences overturned for crimes they didn't commit. there's a monumental effort that goes into getting the
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wrongful convictions thrown out. >> joining us more is kenneth nixon. in 2005 he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for an arson house fire that killed two children in detroit. after 16 year this is prison, he walked free in 2021. his conviction is dismissed and charges dropped. prosecutors acknowledges he was innocent and not received a fair trial. kenneth, thanks so much for being with us. he's now the president of the organization of exonerees. what a story you have to tell. what is your reaction when you see a string of overturned cases and wrongfully convicted prisoners freed, like your story? >> first off, thank you for having me. my reaction is this is great. it's great news when we figure out we've got it wrong and i think that it's important that we continue to acknowledge that the system makes mistakes. >> how much do you worry,
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kenneth, that there are so many more people in the same situation as yours that haven't been identify and had don't have the resources or the wherewithal to find a similar path forward? >> that question keeps me up at night. i worry about that a lot. conviction and integrity has become an integral part of the way the system operates. the people incarcerated that do lack the resources, conviction integrity units and innocence projects represent that level of hope that not everyone has an opportunity to see. lack of resources is a huge, huge problem across the country when it comes to wrongful convictions because this is something that it's a very small field, but it's one that requires the ability to move mountains to have a conviction
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overturned. and i think we're growing to a good space, but there are still thousands of people incarcerated for crimes they didn't commit. >> do you feel like because there are these innocent projects. i know the michigan law school championed your case. there are the groups instrumental. do you think there are more groups forming or able to get more support? in a lot of cases social media can play a big role in kind of spreading the word and getting more support for people's cases. >> absolutely. there have been organizations popping up all over the country that are very instrumental. social media is a very great tool in bringing awareness to wrongful convictions. the reality is without innocent projects, it's all for nothing. the media can't convince a judge to release anybody. that takes the prosecutors' office. that takes defense attorneys. that takes team work. it takes resources for people to be able to find evidence to
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prove the innocence. so i think that we have to find a way to work together. so often the system, what we have right now is people are working in different areas. and we shouldn't be. i think there's a great role to be played by the media and society and bringing awareness to wrongful convictions. it all starts and stops with the prosecutor's office and the ability to find that new evidence. having the resources necessary to make sure that those units are fully funded. these innocence projects are fully funded and have the resources they need. >> and where do you see the biggest vulnerability in the system that leads to people like you being wrongfully convicted? we're familiar with all kinds of things. from the point of the arrest to prosecutors who are under a lot of pressure to deliver numbers on prosecutions no matter what
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the outcome is. to people who have been accused having defense attorneys that are not good. that should get cases dismissed and shouldn't go to trial. where do you see the biggest vulnerability? >> i think the biggest vulnerability, it falls back on the police. everything starts and stops with the police investigation. from the moment that you make contact with an officer, everything starts and stops there. however, the trainings and prosecutors' office and making sure that prosecutors are aware of the things that can go wrong. and every wrongful conviction i've seen or been a part of, it's never one single thing that goes wrong. there's multiple layers of failure whether on a local level officer or some supervisor in a prosecutor's office that saw a red flag but still ignored it and sent the case forward. these are things that could prevent wrongful convictions. having that awareness that
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something could be going wrong here and having the ability and stomach to say i'm not going to do this is huge. so training and really just being a part of standing up for what's right can make a huge difference in this. >> kenneth, thank you so much for being with us. your work is such a gift. we really appreciate you talking to us today. >> thank you for having me. >> all right. happy holidays to you, kenneth. that's it for us here in washington. it was great to be with you today. >> always a pleasure. >> i'll be back on the source at 9:00 p.m. the lead with jake tapper starts after this short break. to duckduckgo on all your devie
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