i first interviewed glynn in prison— first interviewed glynn in prison in— first interviewed glynn inp reporter. what kept me going — pup reporter. what kept me going was knowing that something wrong had gone on in this case — something wrong had gone on in this case. knowing that his trial— this case. knowing that his trial was_ this case. knowing that his trial was unfair, and knowing that— trial was unfair, and knowing that an — trial was unfair, and knowing that an innocent man was imprisoned for a crime he did not d0~ — imprisoned for a crime he did not do. that would keep anyone going _ not do. that would keep anyone anoin. ~ . not do. that would keep anyone main, ~ ., not do. that would keep anyone hoin,. ., ., not do. that would keep anyone hoin _ . ., .,, ., going. what was that feeling? was it gut _ going. what was that feeling? was it gut instinct? _ going. what was that feeling? was it gut instinct? was - going. what was that feeling? was it gut instinct? was it - was it gut instinct? was it sifting through the evidence? i would say the facts of the case _ would say the fa

but the difficult thing about glynn's case is that there was no dna.uced in trial at all. the entire case rested on the eyewitness testimony of an 18—year—old girl who had been shot in the back of the head. and in 1975, that was good enough to get a death penalty conviction and send a man to death row. but what we know today is eyewitness testimony is flawed and trauma is a factor. what she could see at the time was a factor. and he would just never be convicted under what we now know today to be fair in trial. john, tell us more about that. what did that breakthrough feel like? when did you know that you were at the turning point? well, i thought because of all the work, really, almost all of the work in this case was done by ale meyer and her reporting — it was terrific. we knew that we had a chance in this last year if we really pushed this case hard because of the flawed eyewitness testimony. and we learned that police had actually withheld from us a report where one of the witnesses did not, in fact, identify glynn simmons. they identified another

glynn simmons, thank you for your time.our heartfelt wishes for a peaceful future. that would be a wonderful gift for you this holiday season, and joseph norwood, well done, you must feel pretty good about yourself. thank you so much both of you, all three of you actually. >>> coming up next, more on the legal setback for jack smith and his election interference investigation into the former president, what the supreme court's decision to deny smith's request to immediately settle trump's immunity claims means for the case. choose acid prevention. choose nexium. a force to be reckon with. no, not you saquon. hm? you! your business bank account with quickbooks money, now earns 5% apy. 5% apy? that's new! yup, that's how you business differently. type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke

glynn simmons is of course an _ the past.s is of i course an african-american man course an african—american man living in the south of this country. what role does grace play in wrongful convictions like this one? we play in wrongful convictions like this one?— play in wrongful convictions like this one? we know race -la s a like this one? we know race plays a huge _ like this one? we know race plays a huge role _ like this one? we know race | plays a huge role throughout the criminal legal system. we should not be surprised racial justice systems show up in wrongful convictions throughout the country because we have things that is in the national registry of exoneration that black people are seven times more likely, innocent black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted than white people. that comes from a lot of different places. if we think about the way police misconduct is a leading factor in wrongful convictions and we know the ways policing is deployed differently in communities of colour. we kno

glynn simmons is of course an african—american man living in the south of this country.tions like this one? we know race plays a huge role throughout the criminal legal system. we should not be surprised racial justice issues show up in wrongful convictions across the country. we have seen studies in the national registry of exoneration that black people are seven times more likely, innocent black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted than white people. that comes from a lot of different places. if we think about the way police misconduct is a leading factor in wrongful convictions and we know the ways policing is deployed differently in communities of colour. we know there are issues with cross racial eyewitness identification. we know there are issues with inadequate legal representation, bias in the use of forensic science. we see there are a number of places where racial bias can fit into the way a wrongful conviction is produced. one thing i will note about glynn simmons's case, it was a death penalty case and we have seen specifically with d

and glynn simmons, the longest—serving wrongly imprisoned us inmate is declared innocent , what his caseould mean for other wrongly accused prisoners. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in the middle east, and the hamas—run health ministry has said that more than 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, as air strikes continue. the israel defence forces say that five of their soldiers have been killed in the gaza strip since friday. fighting has been raging despite a un resolution demanding more access for humanitarian deliveries. the us abstained in that vote, and president biden said he spoke to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone on saturday — but did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. with more, here's our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. explosions. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. ameri

and even general james glynn had suggested when he had gone to the occupied territories that this war should happen soon it should be over and the zionist regime should not enter gaza by land because, as one of the officers of the zionist army said today , the hamas group attacked them like in the night, which could not be seen, and from now on , the tunnels and the ruins of the buildings. attacked. in telling the number of casualties of his army, he is lying and hiding many of these casualties from the very first days of america . he warned the husseinist regime that you should plan in such a way that your deterrence, which has been lost , is regained, but this means that it is not that you have the opportunity to fight in gaza as long as you want he said this publicly in the first days of the war. some of the think tanks even suggested to netanyahu that later in the war, the number of civilian casualties actually increased. finally, we ask the israeli authorities not to target civilians in their war against hamas , but in the end, it became clear that there is no way for civilians n

even general james glynn had proposed when he went to the lands occupation was that this war should end soon and the zionist regime should not enter gaza by land because, as one of the officers of the zionist army said today, the hamas group attacks them like a night, which means that they cannot be seen and from now the tunnels and the ruins of the buildings attacked them and their casualties and now the whole world knows that the siminist regime is lying and hiding many of these casualties from the very first days of america. he said that you have to plan in such a way that that is your inhibition but this does not mean that you have the opportunity to fight in gaza as long as you want. in the first days of the war , some think tanks said this publicly as a recommendation to netanyahu, and later on the continuation of the war, when the number of victims of the war actually increased , the number of civilians increased, finally, because they actually have a plan, they should also consider the public opinion. they come and say that we ask the israeli authorities not to target civilians

and glynn simmons, the longest—serving wrongly imprisoned us inmate is declared innocent , what his casem carl nasman. we start in the middle east, and the hamas—run health ministry has said that more than 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, as air strikes continue. the israel defence forces say that five of their soldiers have been killed in the gaza strip since friday. fighting has been raging despite a un resolution demanding more access for humanitarian deliveries. the us abstained in that vote, and president biden said he spoke to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone on saturday — but did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. with more, here's our middle east correspondent,

glynn simmons was jailed in 1974 and was only freed last year when a court ordered he should have a newlared innocent. justice was done today finally. and i am happy. it cannot be undone but there can be accountability and that is what i'm about right now. three young girls and their families have a reason to be thankful this season: beatrix, grace and moor spent years on the organ donor list and this year all recieved a new heart. along the way they've forged an extraordinary bond too, as alison freeman reports. reunited for christmas. the last time these three girls were together, they were each waiting for a heart transplant. beatrix, noor and grace. beatrix, from county durham, had spent almost half her life in hospital being kept alive by this mechanical heart, before a donor was found in the summer of this year. no pipes. her parents have campaigned for more to be done to encourage donor families to come forward. what's it like seeing the girls all back together again? really special. noor�*s dad pointed out that it's the first time the two girls have been walking together without

glynn simmons was convicted of murder in 1975. ruled there was clear evidence he did not commit the killing. this makes simmons the longest—serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime in the history of the united states. the us senate has confirmed 11 senior generals and admirals, nearly a year after republican senator tommy tuberville delayed their nominations. he'd been protesting the pentagon's abortion policy, but dropped his objections after mounting pressure from those in his own party. defence secretary lloyd austin said the "unprecedented hold hurt our military�*s readiness and morale." you're live with bbc news. returning to the israel—gaza war. we learned from more about what the us expects from secretary of state antony blinken at his year end press conference. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher has more. it has been a tough couple of months for the united states as it has grown more and more internationally isolated over its support for israel's war in gaza. at the secretary of state, antony b

jason -- and glynn meade and bill -- chief economist at the milk institute. thank you for joining us this morning. what about the fed, was it the pivot that we all think it was, and was it too soon and too much? >> will steve, as you, know this was quite a pivot that surprised a lot of us picking that the fed was gonna be focusing still on inflation, and i think that the message from jerome powell is that he's pretty convinced that inflation is on a downward path and there's enough there they can shift from inflation bias to a more balanced dual objective then focus about the real economy. but i think that one reason for that is that the fed is always laser focused on what is happening for interest rates real interest rates have gotten quite high. if you look at the five-year majority, which is where most loans and borrowing is occurring, it's well over 2%, and as you know, in normal times, that real interest rate for that maturity is somewhere between three quarters and 1% and one and a half percent. and so i think we are well above that, and the fed i think

fellow poet martin glynn shared a stage with him dozens of times.o join together in holy matrimony... he was very much loved. within one week, you could see benjamin on peaky blinders and he'd be interviewed on a radio show and you might see him on the bbc talking about politics. so you never knew where he would kind of crop up. he called out life�*s iniquities, hoping all the while for something better. we just believed that in the end good will overcome evil. i see a time when the curry will blend with the shepherd�*s pie. i see a time when all over this blessed country of ours black people will play golf. and he did it all with a wry and knowing smile. the wonderful benjamin zephaniah who are sadly passed away. still to come on breakfast... kevin sinfield has completed his seven ultra marathons in seven days in seven cities to raise money for those affected by motor neurone disease. this is how he was feeling as it ended. i willjust keep going. it is myjob to run. we took it back to the start, we went on a run as mates for a mate. that is what th