three yealaurt of appeals ruled adnan syed would not get a new trial, reinstating his conviction. h brings us to yesterday's jaw-dropping announcement from baltimore prosecutors, recommending adnan's conviction be thrown out. marilyn mosby is the state's attorney for baltimore. >> i'm not at this point, at this stage, declaring that adnan syed is innocent. but we are declaring that in the interests of fairness and justice, that he's entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: mosby saying a year-long investigating revealed new evidence about two other suspects, one of whom had threatened to kill haeman, later, one suspect suspected of engaging in rape and public assault. >> one of he suspects had faulty polygraphs. there was faulty cell phone call evidence used against adnan syed that would not stand up in court today. >> reporter: announcing that some evidence that could have helped adnan's defense team was not shared with them at the time. a practice known as a brady violation. are you suggesting that the prosecutors hid evidence from the defense? >> what i'm saying is, i can't go so f

therefore, they asked the court to release adnan syed.could recharge him, and theoretically they could do the trial constitutionally, properly, and not withhold evidence that was previously kept from them. so that is on the table. bu i do not believe that that ist a likely outcome in the case. in fact, the prosecution has aske of the baltore police to reopen their investigation. and so they are citing two alterne suspects who need greater investigation. anchor: thais susan simpson. you have been watching outside broadcast on the bbc. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by...

then adnan syed has been freed from prison after spending 23 years behind bars. he was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend. his case can international attention when the podcast "serial" re-examined his conviction and raised new questions about his guilt. >> we are declaring that an interest of fairness and justice , he is entitled to a new trial. amy: we will speak with the first attorn to reesent adnan ed. analf of fu-time rkers the unid statesannot me ends mt. we will spk with abigail disney about her new film "the american dream and other fairy tales." >> how many of you know someone who works at disney has slept in their car? how many of you know somebody who has gone without medical care because they can't afford it? the american dream teaches us that if you work hard enough, anything is possible. it is magical thinking. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracyow!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. russian president vladimir putin has announced a partial mobilization of russia forces to fight in ukrain

>> 23 years after stepping behind bars, adnan syed is out of prison. courthouse in baltimore this afternoon after a judge vacated his sentence. his family elated as their son was released. >> we are so grateful for those people who help us. and everybody. >> syed, of course, was the central character in one of the biggest podcasts of all time. 2014's "serial." >> global tel link prepaid from -- >> adnan syed. >> which was downloaded hundreds pof millions of time. the podcast followed ahis sag ca after his sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, hae min lee. >> through our review, our investigation revealed that the original prosecutors and the subsequent prosecutors in the attorney general's office failed to disclose relevant information about alternative suspects. >> just five days ago, after years of appeals and motions proved unsuccessful, baltimore's state's attorney marilyn mosby presents evidence of two other possible suspect, asking the judge to toss out the verdict and release adnan syed from prison before a new trial. >> it is imperative th

tears and cheers going up as the judge decided to vacate the life sentence against adnan syed. that courtroom. the hearing lasting about two hours with a 30-minute recess in between. this was a time where the prosecutors were able to lay out the evidence they had presented in their motion. evidence that was gleaned from a year-long reinvestigation into the case that really did focus on this newly developed information about two alternative suspects and also a failure of the state as told by the prosecutors to share some of that existing information about two alternative suspects with the defense at the time of the trial. that argument seemingly enough to sway the judge to vacate the sentence. during the hearing we also did hear from haman lee's family, her brother zooming in to speak on behalf of the family, reminding those in the courtroom that for him this is not a podcast, this is real life. while we did hear from prosecutors as soon as the decision to vacate the sentence was handed down, we did also hear from an attorney representing the lee family who had this to say. this

a usjudge quashes the murder conviction of adnan syed, jailed more than 20 years ago for killing hisgirlfriend in a case highlighted by a hugely popular podcast. and coming up on the bbc news channel, captain sarah hunter leads an england squad of 32 players selected for the women's rugby world cup. it includes two young forwards, and there's a couple of high—profile omissions. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister, who's flown to the us to meet world leaders at the united nations, has said higher energy bills are a price worth paying in order to safeguard the country's long—term security. liz truss said that not every measure she announces will be popular, but she acknowledged that high gas and electricity costs couldn't be passed on fully to households and businesses. the chancellor is due to unveil the government's economic plans in a mini budget on friday. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. the crowds have gone, the lines of mourners too. the moment slipping into history. and as it does, the preoccupations of now

her body was discovered weeks later. >> we're not yet declaring, not yet declaring adnan syed is innocentthe interest of fairness and justice he is entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: syed has maintained his innocence. they have repeatedly tried to have him exonerated. a popular hbo series raised new questions about the case against adnan syed in 2019. >> young lovers from different worlds. >> reporter: but it was the hit podcast serial that brought the case study there had been a miscarriage of justice. li's brother saying this isn't a podcast for me, this is real life and tearfully adding, whenever i think it's over, it's ended, it always comes back. but the judge ruled in favor of the motion filed by prosecutors who had asked for syed's immediate release following a year-long reinvestigation into the case against him that turned up a slew of failures cited in a 21-page court document. among them the up reliability of information used in the trial and new dna testing and the state's failure to disclose critical information about the suspects at the time of the trial. >> our investigat

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this, as you see right there, this is adnan syed. ez walking out of a courthouse freed after a judge vacated his murder conviction in the death of his former high school girlfriend. he's spent 23 years behind bars an maintained he's innocent throughout. his case was featured in the podcast "serial." alexandria field joins me with more on this. the story is remarkable. this twist now just as remarkable. how did this all happen? >> it is absolutely stunning. but adnan syed has maintained his innocence for more than 20 years but this time it was the prosecution that asked them to vacate the hearing after this there were glaring failures in the initial prosecution. prosecutors are saying this is not a declaration of their belief in his innocence, instead it is reflective of the fact that they no longer have confidence in the integrity of the conviction. prosecutors will now determine whether or not to take him to a new trial. that decision will hinge on the impending results of new dna testing. if they don't pursue a new trial, they coul

or they could dismiss all charged against adnan syed.re hoping for. they thronged him outside of the courthouse when he was released after the judge vacated the life sentence against him. those who were left most in shock though perhaps by this sudden decision, the family of hae min lee. they say they were blindsided. listen to their attorney. >> the family just wants answers. and what should have happened here is that a responsible prosecutor's office would have sat down with them and explained it to them. and maybe they would have been on board with the motion. but what you don't do is you don't shut a family like this out of the process and sort of ram a deal like this down their throat. and that is what happened yesterday. this family was railroaded and they were excluded. this is a done deal. it made for good press. but it was devastating to this family. >> this family explaining that for the last 23 years they have believed that their daughter's murderer was behind bars. now, poppy, left not knowing what to think at all. >> not tol

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here is cal perry. >> reporter: adnan syed of "serial" podcast notoriety at home after 23 years in prisoneating leftovers out of the fridge >> it's time we will remove the shackles from mr. syed. >> reporter: he was convicted of murder in 2000 as a teen the case gained national attention when the hit podcast came out in 2014. >> today is boast joyful and incredibly overwhelming and he and miss family are processing this. >> reporter: in a new episode "serial" host sarah koenig reacting. >> it's hard to feel cheered because we built a system that takes 20 years to self-correct. >> reporter: syed's release coming five days after prosecutors in baltimore motioned to vacate his conviction they discovered their team did not disclose the existence of two other suspects to the defense in the 1999 murder of hae min lee. syed's girlfriend and high school classmate a judge agreed and the conviction was vacated the case was extensively followed by the award-winning podcast back in 2014. >> whatever the motivation is to kill someone, i had absolutely -- it didn't exist. >> reporter: millions of liste

what does adnan syed's case -- we know from the podcast, he's a famous convict.there who we know who are behind bars wrongfully convicted who don't have a podcast for him? what happens to them? what happens to the movement to try to overturn some of their unfair unjust convictions? i mean, since cyril covered his case, and i went on i was disposed to cover this. well my colleagues have covered 24 in this case cases, and there's thousands and thousands like this. their innocence projects around the country, -- but they are also, they don't have enough resources to take in all the cases that need the attention. -- we had a few that we are actively investigating, and these were all they were's of love, it takes 20 or 25 years -- the head prosecutor, that is one of the most important elections in the entire landscape. so i really urge people to get the right people in office. >> well said, i mean let you, go you've got a big day ahead of you tomorrow. thanks for taking the time out tonight. >> still ahead, the right wokeism outrage continues. amen and i will discuss

erica: so, adnan syed has been incarcerated since he was 17 years old.n you think about 23 years of life and how much of a different position we're all in then from 23 years ago, just imagine that he is processing that sort of minute by minute. he is extraordarily grateful to all of his supporters, all the people who believed in him. he's very happy. but this is a lot to process. and so he's doing well, but he's really just kind of taking it step by step. lisa: are you concerned that he could be retried? erica: i think, in the moment, this was a long-fought battle, a long time coming. and so we're really focused on the joy of this occasion. and what the state decides in the future to do is a decision for another day, but whatever they decide to do, we will be prepared. lisa: erica suter, a momentous day for you and your client. thank you for joining us. erica: thank you so much. judy: many american -- excuse me -- many american colleges are gearing up for a spike of interest in prison education programs. that's because incarcerated people will be eligibl

bug-deadly. >>> a judge in baltimore today overturned the murder conviction of adnan syed, whose case was featured in the hit podcast serial, and ordered his release from prison. syed, now 41, walked out of the courthouse after spending more than two decades behind bars. prosecutors say new evidence suggest others may have kills his girlfriend. >> tonight, a russian missile blasted a crater outside a nuclear power plant in southern ukraine. officials say the plant's reactors were not damaged, and they're working normally, but the strike renewed fears of a possibility radioactive disaster. >>> coming up next, an american one prilosec otc in the morning blocks excess acid production for a full 24 hours. unlike pepcid, which stops working after 9. 24 hour protection. prilosec otc one pill, 24 hours, zero heartburn. how white do you think your teeth really are? let's try the tissue test. ooof, still yellow. there's toothpaste white and there's crest 3d whitestrips white. whitestrips safely work below the enamel surface for whiter teeth in 3 days, guaranteed. a zillion times whiter! crest.

investigators eventually turned their attention to ex-boyfriend adnan syed syed's friend testified hem bury the body but the serial podcast re-examined the case and raised national attention after a witness said she was with syed in a library at the time of the murder cell phone records that linked him to the crime scene are possibly unreliable and police never tested physical evidence for syed's dna baltimore prosecutors also raised doubts saying two other suspects were possibly involved. >> there was evidence of -- disclosed to the original prosecutor about one of these suspects, that he had threatened the victim to kill her and the prosecutor never disclosed that to the defense in 1999. >> reporter: legal experts say this case is unprecedented. >> it is stunning that in a case that received so much attention, this kind of information is only now coming to light. it sort of makes you shudder to think about what's going on in all those other cases that don't receive this kind of attention >> how do you feel, man? >> reporter: syed has long maintained his innocence. >> i think one of

drop charges or retry the case. >> four from prison after 23 years behind bars, a crowd swarmed adnan syedcuit court moments after a judge vacated the murder conviction against him. syed didn't stop to speak, whisked away in a car, and was ordered to wear an electronic ankle bracelet until the state decides whether to pursue a new trial against him or drop all charges and the death of hae min lee, his ex girlfriend, a high school student, strangled to death in 1999. her body was discovered weeks later. >> we're not yet declaring, not yet declaring, adnan syed is innocent, but we are declaring that an interest of fairness and justice, he is entitled to a new trial. >> syed has maintained his innocence since he was convicted in 2000. defence attorneys have repeatedly tried to have him exonerated. >> and felt like they've gotta have the wrong guy. >> a popular hbo series raise new questions about the case against adnan syed and 2019. >> young lovers from different worlds. >> but it was the hit podcast serial that brought the case and the possibility there had been a miscarriage of justice to

adnan syed walked out to cheers and cameras.dibly overwhelming. he and his family are processing all of this. >> reporter: syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of his former high schoolgirl friend thrown out by a baltimore judge at the state's urging. >> we are not declaring adnan syed is innocent. but we are declaring he is entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: eight years ago, his case became a media sensation. doubts about his conviction raised in the inaugural season of the podcast "serial." it sparked debate over his innocence or guilt. >> if he did what he did, who is the person i saw every day? >> reporter: leading to a 2019 hb docuseries. >> this is evidence that nobody realized existed. >> reporter: he is under home detention with a gps monitor. prosecutors have 30 days to bring a new trial or drop the case. >> her family deserves closure. they deserve justice. we intend to fight for them. >> reporter: in vacating the ruling, the judge found the original prosecutors did not turn over evidence to the defense that could

the case of adnan syed was highlighted in the true crime podcast, serial, which has been downloaded mores innocence, yet every appeal over the course of the last two decades has been denied. adnan syed was found guilty of strangling his former high school sweetheart, hae min lee, and burying her body in a shallow grave. she was 18 at the time of her death, he was 17. and were it not for one of the foremost true—crime podcasts, mr syed might have been destined to spend the rest of his life behind bars. the most popular podcast in the world at the time, serial not only focused worldwide attention on the case, but raised serious questions about the validity of his conviction — doubts prosecutors in mr syed�*s home town of baltimore came to share when they set about re—examining the evidence. at their behest, a judge has now overturned his conviction, and released him pending the completion of the new inquiry. there were gasps and applause in the courtroom as the judge gave the order for mr syed�*s shackles to be removed. through our review, our re—investigation revealed that the original pr

as a judge quashes the murder conviction of adnan syed, we speak

her body was discovered weeks later. >> we're not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent but we are declaringinterest of fairness and justice he is entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: syed has maintained his innocence since he was convicted in 2000. they have tried to have him exonerated. >> they've got the wrong guy. >> reporter: a popular hbo series raised questions about the case against adnan syed in 2019. >> young lovers from different worlds. >> reporter: it was the podcast "serial." lee's brother, younglee saying this isn't a podcast, this is real life. whenever i think it's over, it's ended, it always comes back but the judge ruled in face of the motion filed by prosecutors who had asked for a release because of the slew of failures cited in a 21-page court document. among them the unreliability of testimony, advances in dna testing and newly developed information about two alternative suspects and the state's failure to disclose them at the time of the trial. >> our investigation uncovered that one of the suspects threatened ms. lee saying he would make her disappear. he would kill

adnan syed served 23 years of a life sentence.always maintained his innocence with the debut of the podcast in 2014. >> governor newsom has signed a bill that would reduce the carbon footprint of dying. starting 2027 californians can opt to decompose naturally instead of being buried or cremated. the process involves allowing a body to decompose into dirt. it takes about a month and a half. the soil can be returned to the family much like how ashes are handled. supporters say it is better for the earth. >> we have a coffin, we put that into the ground, chemicals get leached into the ground. that often ends up in our water. with cremation there's a lot of carbon emission. >> not everyone is thrilled. the california catholic conference opposes the concept saying it lacks human dignity and fails to show respect for the body of the deceased. >> it is a glimpse of the red planet in a new light. nasa released newly captured images of mars, the first images of the planet taken by the james webb telescope. nasa says it showcases two of it

steadfastly claimed innocence after 23 years behind bars. [ cheers and applause ] this is the moment that adnan syed courthouse today, released after he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his high school classmate and former girlfriend hae min lee. syed's trial was chronicled on the podcast series "serial" and an hbo documentary. the episodes detailed how prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have cleared his name the victim's family said they were blindsided by today's hearing and feel betrayed a new prosecutor has 30 days to decide if they'll seek a new trial against syed, who is now free after more than two decades behind bars. lester >> miguel almaguer with those breaking details. thank you. >>> when we come back, my thoughts on the historic day not just for britain but for the world. >>> the funeral of queen elizabeth ii was a somber and historic event, capturing the hearts of people not just here in the uk but around the world it's a devotion that runs deep, etched by history, and comes from a place we may not fully understand a leader with no real powers exce

. >> this is a prepaid call from -- >> adnan syed. >> reporter: the story of adnan syed captivated millionsuring the podcast "serial" which raised questions about his murder conviction. at just 17 he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 killing of his girlfriend, hae min lee. >> it is what it is. >> reporter: but now prosecutors are asking a judge to vacate his conviction saying a new investigation found alternative suspects who were known to police but were not properly ruled out. >> it's not every day that the prosecutor's office is the one that files the motion in the interest of justice. i tip my hat to them for pursuing justice. >> reporter: the new investigation uncovered one of the alternative suspects allegedly had a motive to kill lee and the house where lee's car was found is connected to the one of them. prosecutors writing in their filing that the state no longer has confidence in the integrity of the conviction. syed maintained his innocence all along. in 2016 asian mcclain, a classmate of his says she was with him in the school library at the time prosecutors said lee

adnan syed served 23 years of a life sentence. he always maintained his innocence with the debut of the podcast in 2014. >> governor newsom has signed a bill that would reduce the carbon footprint of dying. starting 2027 californians can opt to decompose naturally instead of being buried or cremated. the process involves allowing a body to decompose into dirt. it takes about a month and a half. the soil can be returned to the family much like how ashes are handled. supporters say it is better for the earth. >> we have a coffin, we put that into the ground, chemicals get leached into the ground. that often ends up in our water. with cremation there's a lot of carbon emission. >> not everyone is thrilled. the california catholic conference opposes the concept saying it lacks human dignity and fails to show respect for the body of the deceased. >> it is a glimpse of the red planet in a new light. nasa released newly captured images of mars, the first images of the planet taken by the james webb telescope. nasa says it showcases two o

overturned the mu >> o'donnell: a judge in baltimore today overturned the murder conviction of adnan syed hit podcast "serial," and ordered his release from prison. syed, now 41, walked out of the courthouse after spending more than two decades behind bars. prosecutors say new evidence suggests other suspects may have killed his high school girlfriend. tonight, ukraine is accusing russia of nuclear terrorism after a russian missile blasted a crater outside a nuclear power plant in southern ukraine. officials say the plant's reactors were not damaged, and they're working normally, but the strike renewed fears of a possible radioactive disaster. coming up next, an american hostage is finally heading home after a prisoner swap. and helps prevent flare-ups. before breztri, i was stuck in the past. i still had bad days, flare-ups, which kept me from doing what i love. my doctor said for my copd, it was time for breztri. breztri gives you better breathing, symptom improvement, and helps prevent flare-ups. like no other copd medicine, breztri was proven to reduce flare-ups by 52%. breztri won't

a judge throwing out adnan syed's murder conviction after 23 years behind bars.he first steps to freedom for adnan syed. it's fair to say this morning that he's now on the better side of the door to the prison cell. >> this is a prepaid call from -- >> adnan syed. >> reporter: because of the wildly popular podcast "serial" downloaded by listeners more than 300 million time. it was the podcast that questioned long ago whether he was the true killer of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend hae min lee murdered in 1999. >> i mean, no way, i had absolutely nothing to do with her murder. >> reporter: it led to a new investigation by the current prosecutor in baltimore who convinced a judge to overturn his conviction. >> we're not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent, but we are declaring that in interest of fairness and justice he is entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: he has always maintained his innocence, including in the series where they interviewed him on a prison phone. >> it is what it is. if someone believes me or not, i have no control over it. >> reporter: his ex

a judge vacated the conviction of -- adnan syed. the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend. the podcast presented new evidence that there could be two other suspects. >> we are not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent, but we are declaring an interest of fairness and justice, he is entitled to a new trial. kumasi: prosecutors have 30 days to decide whether they are going to retry the case. adnan syed served 23 years of a life sentence. he is now 41 years old. he has always maintained is in essence, with the debut -- innocence, with the podcast debut in 2014. the critical need to tackle climate change and sustainability. south koreankpop group black pink made a plea to cut food waste. >> i challenge you to heed this call. a dear you to shape our fate. above all, i dare you to do good. kumasi: the u.n. secretary general a says he hears the calls from young people. reggie: now, your morning meant a report. apple is aware of an apparent issue with the new iphone 14 pro and promax. some people are saying their phone is buzzing and shaking whi

steadfastly claimed innocence after 23 years behind bars. [ cheers and applause ] this is the moment that adnan syedhe was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his high school classmate and former girlfriend hae min lee. syed's trial was chronicled on the podcast series "serial" and an hbo documentary. the episodes detailed how prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have cleared his name. the victim's family said they were blindsided by today's hearing and feel betrayed. a new prosecutor has 30 days to decide if they'll seek a new trial against syed, who is now free after more than two decades behind bars. lester? >> miguel almaguer with those breaking details. thank you. >>> when we come back, my thoughts on the historic day not just for britain but for the world. moderate-to-severe, why hide your skin if you can help heal your skin from within? dupixent helps keep you one step ahead of eczema with clearer skin and less itch. hide my skin? not me. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain

nazanin: thank you. ♪ judy: a judge in baltimore has overturned the murder conviction of adnan syed, d in the 1999 murder of his high school classmate, hae min lee. it's a case that has received national attention in recent years, after syed's story was chronicled by the popular true-crime podcast "serial." lisa desjardins has more. lisa: judy, after 23 years in prison, adnan syed was released yesterday with a cheering crowd of supporters to greet him. a judge vacated his sentence after prosecutors said last week that his conviction should not stand. the state's attorney for baltimore says the original prosecutors did not turn over evidence to that could have helped syed. that includes problems with past evidence about syed's location and information on other possible suspects. ms. mosby: through our review, our reinvestigation revealed that the original prosecutors and the subsequent prosecutors in the attorney general's office failed to disclose relevant information about alternative suspects, one of whom threatened to kill the victim and had motive to kill the victim, and both of w

her body was discovered weeks later. >> we're not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent, but we are declaringn 2000. >> i felt like they've got to have the wrong guy. >> reporter: a popular hbo series raised new questions about the case in 2019. >> young lovers from different worlds. >> reporter: but it was the hit podcast "serial" that brought the case and the possibility there had been a miscarriage of justice to national attention in 2014. lee's party telling the courtroom, this isn't a podcast for me. this is real life. and tearfully adding, whenever i think it's over, it's ended, it always comes back. but the judge ruled in favor of the motion filed by prosecutors who are had asked for his immediate release following a year-long reinvestigation into the case against him that turned up a slew of failures cited in a 21-page court document. among them, the unreliability used in the original trial, advances in dna testing, and most critically, newly developed information about two alternative suspects and the state's failure to disclose critical information about those suspects to the defens

adnan syed— whose case was featured in the true crime podcast serial — is released into house arrest,s made by a retired portuguese detective. goncalo amaral had claimed that they were involved in their daughter's disappearance. her body has never been found, and no—one has ever been charged in connection with the case. kate and gerry mccann had asked the european court of human rights to rule that the portuguese authorities had breached their right to a private family life, when they brought — and lost — libel proceedings against mr amaral. the judges ruled their reputation had been damaged when they were made official suspects for a short time, rather than by his comments.with the details — here's our europe correspondentjessica parker. this kicks can turn tagamet concerns comments made by former police detectives. and he alleged the involvement of this in their daughter's disappearance and the couple took civil action in portugal, the portuguese courts dismissed the case so, the couple went with the reputational damage and they set the portuguese court breached their rights to be p

adnan syed spent years in jail accused of killing his girlfriend. i decision is to be made in weeks on whether he will face a retrial. >> our investigation revealed the original prosecutors and the subsequent prosecutors failed to disclose relevant information about alternative suspects. one of whom threatened to kill the victim and had motive to kill the victim and both of whom had a pattern of violence against women. >> the taliban says it has released an american engineer in exchange for a senior taliban member held by the united states. he had been in u.s. custody for 17 years on drug charges. that is it for my son al jazeera. the news continues after inside story. cindy: the end of an era. queen elizabeth is laid to rest. how different will the reign of king charles iii be in this is inside story. hashem: hello and welcome to inside story. i am hashem ahelbarra. the united kingdom has said a final goodbye to queen elizabeth ii. she was crowned in 1953, just a few years after world war ii. she served as a military. during her 70 years on the thr

adnan syed, convicted for the 1999 murder of his high school ex-girlfriend, hae min lee sentenced to syed in jail for 22 years, always maintaining his innocence but in new court documents, the baltimore state's attorney's office filing a motion to vacate his conviction, also releasing the now 41-year-old. >> i have no control over it. >> reporter: the motion revealing a new investigation found a lack of dna evidence against syed and alternative suspects known to police but were not properly ruled out. one of them allegedly had a motive to kill lee and one unnamed suspect is connected to the house where lee's car was found apparently. >> it's not every day the prosecutor's office is the one that files the motion in the interest of justice, and i tip my hat to them for pursuing re. ice rather than a conviction >>r: aa hoorsa lee was killed. >> he didn't seem to be disturbed or angry with her. >> reporter: now in a case that gripped the nation for years, prosecutors writing in their filing that, the state no longer has confidence in the integrity of the conviction. the state's attorney's

adnan syed convicted of murdering his girlfriend, the new developments and why a judge ordered him released from prison. >>> the late queen elizabeth laid to rest >> few leaders receive the outpouring of love that we have seen >> the historic moments from her state funeral, and where the monarchy goes from here. >>> asylum seekers sent to sanctuary cities now democratic leaders threaten legal action. >>> president biden's announcement that the covid pandemic is over. >>> and inside the top gun level training facility for private astronauts >> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, "the news with shepard smith." >>> good evening another disaster this time hurricane fiona moving over the dominican republic after slamming puerto rico authorities say it killed at least one person there and caused what they call catastrophic damage. but make no mistake, this was not a monster hurricane. it touched down yesterday as a minimal category 1 but fiona is a soaker. more than 2 feet of rain in some areas, and forecasters warn part of the island could get another 10 inches just tonight all that water knoc

kick pain in the aspercreme. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> gillian: adnan syed is a free man to writeilling his ex-girlfriend, a seven. a baltimore circuit judge has vacated his murder conviction in the case that became the focus of the tremendously popular podcast, "serial" back in 2014. syed was released from prison monday, placed on home detention decor he's got a gps monitoring let's take a little deeper into the details on the case with independent women's forum senior fellow, may mailman, criminal defense attorney, david bruno. discussing what is on the docket tonight thanks so much for being with us. the state is taking pains here to point out that they are not declaring syed and innocent ban because they are not overturning his conviction. what they are saying, essentially, here, is that he just didn't get a fair trial. >> i'm not sure i totally buy that because they really do lay out the case for why a conviction would not be reasonable here, and at first, i was pretty surprised to see the city prosecutor try and vacate this conviction what you do have a jury conviction, you

we're not yet declaring not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent. we are. declare fairness and justice he is entitled to a new trial. prosecutors have a month to decide whether they'll retry the case. i had served 23 years of a life sentence tomorrow a new episode of serial will be released now that syed is out of prison. let's move next to the battle of the us southern border more buses carrying dozens of migrants arriving in democratic-led cities with leaders now struggling to keep up abc news reporter morgan norwood finds out that they're working to get migrants the resources they need while calling for a federal human trafficking investigation. the immigration showdown reaching a tipping point as texas governor, greg abbott and other republican leaders, send migrant buses and flights to democratic-led sanctuary cities continuing to stir a political fight new york mayor eric adams on this week sounding the alarm after several migrant buses arrived over the weekend adams asking for coordination with the federal government and governor's greg abbott and rh

adnan syed, the man convicted of the 1999 killing of his former high school girlfriend, hae min lee,o decades behind bars. a baltimore judge vacated syed's murder conviction and life sentence after finding prosecutors had failed to turn over evidence and that two other suspects may have been involved in lee's murder, including a person who according to prosecutors said they would make lee, quote, disappear and would, quote, kill her. syed's case drew national attention with the hit podcast serial in 2014. during yesterday's hearing, lee's brother told the courtroom this isn't a podcast for me. this is real life. whenever i think it's over, it's ended, it always comes back. joining us now is the attorney for hae min lee's family, steve kelly. steve, thank you so much for taking the time with us this morning. can you tell us what has this been like for the family, and do they still believe that adnan syed is guilty? >> this is -- the family has described it best, i think, young lee, her brother, described in court best when he said that he feels both blindsided and betrayed. blindsided

overturned the murder conviction of a man who was the focus of the popular podcast "serial." 41-year-old adnan syed, was released yesterday. his conviction was tossed out. new evidence suggests two other possible suspects may have been involved in her death. he's always maintained his innocence. prosecutors must decide whether to bring on a new trial or dismiss the case. >>> britain's longest reigning monarch was remembered for her life of service during her state funeral at westminster abbf r cn withmoooing.>> repte good morni. the streets are filling back up. life is getting back to normal, but the loss of queen elizabeth still weighs on the hearts of millions. generations of queen elizabeth's descendants were front and center during her emotional state funeral inside westminster abbey yesterday. among them, the future monarch, king charles iii, prince william, his heir to the throne, and prince george, second in line. a handwritten note was left in loving memory. it was signed charles r. or rex, king. >> i think he's going go a more emotional king than a lot of us think. >> reporter: the funeral

they will decide whether to determineful adnan syed's conviction will be vacated. >> he's maintainedicted. defense attorneys have always sought to appeal the conviction, get it overturned, but now it's the prosecution which has embarked on a year-long reinvestigation of the case and they say there's major reasons to doubt the conviction itself. they are citing the up reliability of cell phone data at the time and citing advances in dna testing that were not available at the time of the trial and move strike ily. they are talking about the fact that there are two alternative suspects. information that was known about those suspects at the time of the trial, that they say it was not properly disclosed to the defense, and they say the state thus did not adequately rule out those alternate suspects. >> and so quickly, if this judge vacates the conviction, what happens next? >> well, the state is saying that adnan syed should be released from prison and then it would be up to prosecutors to dismiss the trial or press more charges. >> we'll be watching. thanks so much. alexandra field. tha

and adnan syed has been serving a life sentence for the past 20 years and you kind of alluded to, thisnce that had surfaced in the year-long investigation. two suspects who may be linked to the case have surfaced. and also, they're saying that the cell phone information that was used in the initial trial may be unreliable, because a lot of technology improvement in the last 20 years, and they're hoping to move forward with the new trial and present all of this new evidence. >> kathy park, thank you very much. >>> new questions over a song played at a weekend rally of former president trump. and why some suggest it means he is embracing q-anon now more than ever. we will get into that with our own ben collins right after the break. hat with our own ben collins right after the break. you can be well-mannered. (man) oh, no, no, after you. wahoooo! (vo) you can be well-groomed. or even well-spoken. (man) ooooooo. (vo) but there's just something about being well-adventured. (vo) adventure has a new look. discover more in the all-new subaru forester wilderness. love. it's what makes subaru,

rico by this weekend. >>> tonight maryland prosecutors are asking for a retrial in the case of adnan syed, which was featured in "serial," a popular 2014 podcast. in a court filing today, prosecutors pushed to vacate his conv conviction, saying evidence two other suspects may have been involved in the 1999 murder of syed's high school girlfriend. syed has always maintained he is nocent. >> >>> finally tonight, the global impact of queen elizabeth will be felt for generations to come, including right here in d.c. here is cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: queen elizabeth was no stranger to washington. during a state visit in 1991, it's this moment that's still remembered when the queen th. orhood tt rarely gets this kind of attention. >> how are you? >> the late alice frasier broke royal protocol and hugged the queen. queen elizabeth smiled and appeared to welcome the embrace. then d.c. mayor sharon pratt was there. you were wowed by her? >> i was. she was so natural, so available, so unpretentious. >> reporter: pratt says the community was so excited for the visit. >> i think she was won

adnan syed was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend and spent morn two decades behind bars, but always maintained he did not do it. in 2014, the "serial" podcast raises some doubts about about some of the evidence and last week the prosecutors filed filed a motion, which led to the to the conviction being overtur. > >> the redding mother who faked her own kidnapping and lied about it for years was sentenced was sentenced to 18 months in prison. sherry papini will also pay more than $300,000 in resti. she disappeared for three weeksn 2016 and later told police she d been kidnapped and tortured. investigators traced dna found n her clothing to an ex-boyfriend who admitted to helping her hid. she pled guilty in april. [ musc ] [ music ] > >> that is the pep in your step you need on a monday night. this this is hispanic heritage month, month, and this weekend, people were across the bay area celebrating independence day in their country. a festival brought a lot of people out to swiss park. despite the rain, ty danced. in redwood city, many members of our community celebrated m

adnan syed has maintained his innocence for decades after being found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriendtors said new evidence suggests the two other possible suspects may have been involved in the death. the podcast raised doubts about some of the evidence in the case. >>> nba commissioner adam silver is defending the punishment handed down to the owner of the phoenix nba and wnba teams after an investigation into misconduct. silver said that the one-year suspension and $10 million fine were fair punishment for robert sarverinveatoridsaer mistreated employees and used racial and misogynistic words. >> i was in disbelief to a certain extent about what i learned that had transpired over the last 18 years in the suns organization. i was saddened by it, disheartened. >> sarver apologized on tuesday but disagreed with some of the findings of the investigation. some players believe his punishment did not go far enough. lebron james tweeted, "our league definitely got this wrong. there is no place for misogyny, sexism, and racism in any workplace. don't matter if you own the team or play for t

tonight, maryland prosecutors are asking for a retrial in the case of adnan syed, which was featuredodcast. in a court filing today, prosecutors pushed to vacate his conviction, saying evidence suggests two other suspects may have been involved in the 1999 murder of syed's high school girlfriend. syed has always maintained he is innocent. and we'll be right back with the legacy of the queen royal's visits here in d.c. whenever heartburn strikes get fast relief with tums. it's time to love food back. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums ♪ peaceful state. full plate. wait, are you my blind date? dancing crew. trip for two. nail the final interview. buy or lease? masterpiece. inside joke. artichoke. game with doug. brand new mug. come here, kid. gimme a hug. the more you want to do, the more we want to do. boosters designed for covid-19 variants are now available. brought to you by pfizer & biontech. the day of the heart attack, i was scared. i didn't know what to do. seeing my daughter have a heart attack, it shook me. aspirin helps reduce the chance of another heart attack by 31%. be sure to talk t

let me ask you quickly about the adnan syed in baltimore, a gained national attention. ast out on the role in the 1999 saying of syed former girlfriend hae min lee. you were there when he was released, why do you think it took so long? >> i think, my office was approached and appealed to the public defender, i created the -- of individuals that are juvenile lifers, he fit that qualification. it was actually our view of the case that quickly turn from making a mere recommendation for release to an actual re-investigation to a claim of his actual innocence, that was led by the judge, the former deputy at the public defenders office that was hired in my office, it was almost a year-long investigation that was revealed that the prosecution and the subsequent prosecutors in the attorney generals office failed to disclose relevant information of two alternative suspects that could've changed the outcome of the original trial. it was revealed, there are reveal -- where view of the case, not only did the suspects threatened to kill the victim, they had a motive to kill the victi