one of them had a connection to the location where hae min lee's car was found after she disappeared.or both of them have relevant criminal histories, mostly crimes committed after adnan's trial. one is for sexual assault. i know the suspects are posted of them was investigated at the time, sumita took couple of polygraphs. the other was investigated also but not with much vigor as far as i can tell. he is now in prison for sexual assault. but no one has charged either of these guys in connection with hae min lee's murder so i'm not going to name them, either. that is all the information we have but the motion continues. the also looked at the old information. now they are saying have lost faith and that, too. amy: for more, we go to baltimore, where we are joined by douglas colbert, who in 1999 was thfirst attorney to represent adnan syed. he is a professor of law at the university of maryland school of law. welcome back to democracy now! if you can start off -- well, described the scene in the courtroom than outside as marilyn mosby made the announcement and adnan syed, your client

for the family of hae min lee, the start of another search for answers in the death of their beloved.ested in -- that killed hae min lee. >> the lee family is said to be in a state of shock according to the attorney representing them. they're disappointed by how quickly hearing happened, and they're considering their options for an appeal following syed's released from prison. don. >> thank you so much. he was warned -- this new reporting out tonight that could raise the stakes even higher for the former president when it comes to the investigation into why he kept classified documents at mar-a-lago. stay with us. to get my master's... i just saw something that said you could do it in a year for like $11k. hmm! order 11! yes, see you at 11. ♪ 1111 masters blvd. please. that'll be 11 even, buddy. really? the clues are all around us... some things are too obvious to be a coincidence. ♪ [ "back to life" by soul ii soul ] what if you could change your surroundings with the touch of a finger? now you can. biometric id... inside the innovative, new c-class. ["only wanna be with you" by hoot

but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did?ily feeling betrayed. my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. if the truth is that someone else killed their sister, daughter, they want to know that more than anybody. they were shut out of the legal process by the court and the state's attorney's office, and it was inexcusable. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him, again, with hae min lee's murder or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington. england's cricketers are this afternoon playing their first game in pakistan for 17 years. security concerns have prevented any tours after an attack on the sri lanka team by gunmen in 2009. so after such a long time away, this series of t20 matches has new significance, asjoe wilson reports from karachi. with good reason, karachi gives itself this title. home to around 16 million residents, on a sunday afternoon, so many o

. >> we're telling the story of hae min lee, killed in baltimore in 1999, and the story of adnan syedher boyfriend who was contradicted by the crime. >> reporter: the serial became a smash hit, one of the most listened to podcasts ever, with hundreds of millions of downloads. every week diving deep into adnan's story, often questioning the lack of evidence brought up during the trial. >> the things the serial podcast got right, they were able to locate the alibi witness, who has stood by her statement that she was with adnan syed at the time of the murder or at the time the victim disappeared. >> reporter: with renewed media attention, adnan's team continued their 20-year fight to overturn his sentence. >> he didn't seem to be disturbed or angry with her. >> reporter: one potential piece of evidence left out of the first trial, the testimony of asia mcclain. adnan as classmate who says she was with him at the time of the crime. >> i hope that i was able to provide ■enoughinformation to the judge for him to be able to make a rational decision. >> reporter: but she says his old lawyer n

the podcast followed ahis sag ca after his sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, hae min lee. >> 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 that we start the process of securing a new trial with adequate reputation for mr. syed to ensure that the family of ms. hae min lee knows with full confidence that the person responsible for her death and the death of their loved one will be held accountable. >> prosecutors will now have 30 days to decide whether to schedule a new trial. >> how do you feel, man? >> or drop the case. >>> up next, fletcher. ♪ >> the chart topper making no apologies for being her authentic self. announcer: type 2 diabetes? disco

but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did?eeling betrayed. the way the state's attorneys office acted in this case is just inexcusable. they knew about this for more than a year, it was clear from their conduct they absolutely did not want to afford this victim any meaningful opportunity to address this motion. my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him — again — with hae min lee's murder, or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington. a man's beenjailed for his part in disorder in leicester over the weekend. 25 police officers were injured during the unrest in east leicester, following tensions involving mainly young men from section of the muslim and hindu communities. 47 people were arrested, and 20—year—old amos noronha from leicester has beenjailed for ten months for possession of an offensive weapon. police say they

syed spent more than 20 years behind bars for the murder of his former girlfriend hae min lee.nnocence the entire time. >> our cnn correspondent alexandra fields has been following all of this. you've been talking about this a lot in the last week. prosecutors now have 30 days to decide if new dna evidence will be enough to try his case again, plus, not to mention, there are two other people that they are looking at very closely. it seems like a lot of new evidence. >> prosecutors being very clear that the investigation is very active. this 30-day time frame will apply to the decision of whether or not to retry or go to a new trial, rather, for adnan syed and dna testing will play an incredibly critical role in that. dna testing has always been a part of this case, it was used at the time of the initial trial, there were items that were tested again in 2018, but as the technology continues to evolve, prosecutors are relying on it once again. so they say they are taking items that were recovered at the time of the crime, they are trying to get new dna results using the evolved t

but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did?m's family feeling betrayed. the way the state's attorney's office acted in this case is just inexcusable. they knew about this for more than a year, it was clear from their conduct they absolutely did not want to afford this victim any meaningful opportunity to address this motion. my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him — again — with hae min lee's murder, or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington. it is time now for a look at the weather forecast with carol. we have had some mist and fog around, but that is lifting quite rapidly, and it will be a dry day with bright or sunny intervals. the exception is across the north and the west, where we have drizzly outbreaks of rain, and more of a breeze here as well. for most of us, the breeze is going to be light, 1a in the north,

for the family of hae min lee, it's not over. >> they want to know more than anybody who it was that ae min lee. >> reporter: alexandra field, cnn, new york. >>> the federal reserve meets today and your world is about to get a little more expensive. >>> plus, migrant children from the summer boaborder surge now starting school in new york city. life... doesn't stop for diabetes. be ready for every moment, with glucerna. it's the number one doct recommended brand that is scientifically designedo help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. >>> top members of the house january 6th committee rolling out a bill to prevent future attempts to overturn a certified federal election. the legislation to overall the electoral count act is scheduled to get a vote in the house on wednesday. daniellea diaz is live on capitol hill. >> reporter: christine, the two lawmakers who have written this are from california sitting on the house investigative committee and liz cheney of wyoming. if you remember, she lost her primary earlier this year because of her work against former president d

but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did? else killed their sister, daughter, they want to know that more than anybody. they were shut out of the legal process by the court and the state's attorney's office, and it was inexcusable. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him, again, with hae min lee's murder or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington. it's exactly 25 years since robbie williams released his debut solo album — and to mark that, he's recorded new versions of his best—known songs with an orchestra. the album, 25, has gone straight to the top of the charts. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has been talking to him. # let me entertain you...#. so, an album to celebrate 25 years of being a solo star. what made you want to revisit the songs with an orchestra? my management said that we should mark the anniversary of 25 years because it's important to mark anniversaries. i

but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did? truth is that someone else killed their sister, daughter, they want to know that more than anybody. they were shut out of the legal process by the court and the state's attorney's office, and it was inexcusable. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him, again, with hae min lee's murder or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington. there have been further protests in iran over the death on friday of mahsa amini, a woman who'd been detained by the morality police for allegedly violating the islamic republic's official dress code. earlier i spoke to rana rahimpour of bbc persian who explained what led to the protests. she was arrested because according to the authorities, her headscarf wasn't tight enough, it wasn't strict enough. obviously, she was wearing head covering and her robe as is required by the law. but according to people who arrested her, it wa

those who were left most in shock though perhaps by this sudden decision, the family of hae min lee.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 told in advance, not consulted. thank you very much for the reporting. jim. >>> still ahead, disturbing new numbers, the cdc said that four out of five deaths during pregnancy in this country are preventible. the causes and what can and should be done. that is coming up. we're carvana

in 1999 he was convicted of murdering this woman, his high school girlfriend, hae min lee a year laterund him guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and false imprisonment today the lawyer for lee's family said they feel shut out of the legal process. >> my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. if the truth is that someone else killed their sister, daughter, they want to know that more than anybody. >> well, now prosecutors have to decide whether to retry syed here's cnbc's shomari stone. >> reporter: hae min lee disappeared after school in the winter of 1999 her body found buried in a mark about a month later. investigators eventually turned their attention to ex-boyfriend adnan syed syed's friend testified he helped him 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 prosecutor

joining us now is the attorney for hae min lee's family, steve kelly.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 by what happened in the court yesterday and the way that the family was treated. and betrayed by the state's attorney's office that for 20 years had told them that this is the guy who murdered your daughter and sister. the issue, they were told, whether or not adnan is guilty is beside the point. this is what they have been told for decades upon decades. and the issue is that nobody wants to find out who killed hae more than her brother and her mom. nobody. and what happened yesterday was they were completely excluded from the process. this is a preordained agreement between the state's attorney's office, the defense, and even the court. and no one wanted to hear from or give them an adequate op

lisa: for the family of the victim, hae min lee, of course, this has been a nightmare as well.e's their attorney speaking yesterday and saying that prosecutors really didn't give them any warning this was coming. steven: they absolutely did not want to afford this victim any meaningful opportunity to address this motion. my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. if the truth is that someone else killed their sister, daughter, they want to know that more than anybody. lisa: also, maryland's attorney general, who previously worked on this case, said that no one called him or other prosecutors who've worked on it before. and my question to you is, what do you think of this criticism, both from the victim's family and from other former prosecutors, that the state's attorney's office didn't reach out, really didn't talk to them about why they did what they did? erica: well, of course, i could say, on behalf of my client, and, of course, just as a human being, we have enormous sympathy and compassion for what the victim's family is going through. a

has maintained his innocence for decades after being found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend, hae min lee 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 the team. we h

at just 17 he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 killing of his girlfriend, hae min lee. >>t 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 was killed. >> he didn't seem to be disturbed or angry with her. >> reporter: syed's lawyers say they're grateful for the chance at a new trial. >>> in medical news taking a mu multi

sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his high school classmate and former girlfriend hae min lee 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 except the power to ground, to reassure, to cement history. >> better days will return we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again >> reporter: and

team did not disclose the existence of two other suspects to the defense in the 1999 murder of hae min leesyed'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 listeners became obsessed with the case attempts for a second trial proved unsuccessful in 2019. a laws family, releasing a statement saying the lee family is disappointed in quickly adnan's hearing happened and they were denied reasonable notice. >> they want the truth if the truth is that someone else killed their sister, daughter, they want to know that more than anybody. they were shut out of the legal process by the court and the state attorney's office and it was inexcusable. the violation of maryland law and my clients are exploring their options with regard to appeal. >> reporter: young lee speaking on behalf of his family in court before syed's release. >> i have been living with this for like 20 plus year

sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his high school classmate and former girlfriend hae min lee"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 or vision changes, including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ask y

but if he didn't kill hae min lee, then who did?my clients, all they wanted was information. they want the truth to come out. mobbed as he walked free for the first time in 23 years, adnan syed has been released on home detention. baltimore prosecutors now have 30 days in which to charge him — again — with hae min lee's murder, or set him free. david willis, bbc news, washington. it is amazing to see, not necessarily the final resolution, but a resolution in that case and just to hear that music again that you heard so many episodes of serial. ,., ., you heard so many episodes of serial. ., , serial. the power of the podcast. as thin . s serial. the power of the podcast. as things were _ serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to _ serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to some - serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to some kind - serial. the power of the podcast. as things were to some kind of. as things were to some kind of normal, politics is resuming. the chancellor will deliver a mini budget this

the developments of the last 24 hours leaving the family of hae min lee and in a state of confusion and profound disappointment. here is what their attorneys had to say. >> you don't shut a family like this out of the process and ram a deal like this down their throat and that is what happened yesterday. this family was railroaded and excluded. this was a done deal. it made for good press. but it was devastating to this family. >> reporter: the attorney said the family was not given adequate time to oppose or even fully understand the motion that led to adnan syed release. her brother did tearfully address the court during the hearing and at that time he reminded all those that were listening for him this is not a podcast, this is real life. >> it is very true. and it is an important reminder in all of this. it is great to see you. thank you for that. >>> joining me now is cnn legal analyst paul calans. the journalist who covered this case for the serial podcast, she put it this way, it creates every crime problem the system could cough up with questionable interview methods, keeping cr

podcast that questioned long ago whether he was the true killer of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend hae min leeer. >> 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-girlfriend was his high school sweetheart, seen here in a rare interview featured in the podcast. >> i played field hockey for two years. i played lacrosse for two years. >> reporter: this morning, state investigators say they found two other potential suspects in the case who were there all along. both with records of prior violence towards women and one who prosecutors say actually threatened to kill the young woman. the judge who released syed from prison is now accusing former prosecutors

spotlight during the first season of the popular podcast called cereal, which investigated the death of hae min leejudge determined that there was evidence in the state investigation, which was not properly turned over to his defense team, including the existence of 2 suspects who may have been improperly cleared as part of the investigation. the judge also said the state must decide whether to seek a new trial date or dismiss the case within 30 days. aid has been serving a life sentence since he was 18 years old. he is now. 41. >> a winning day on wall street to start the week. the dow jones finished up 197 points ending at 31,019, the nasdaq and the s and p 500 also made gains today. >> coming up next on kron, 4 news today, queen elizabeth, the second laid to rest. a look at the service held in london and is force trey lance had successful surgery this morning to repair his broken ankle. sports director jason dumas has the reaction from head coach kyle shanahan. >> the united kingdom and the world all saying farewell to queen elizabeth. the second this morning with her state funeral. the service

murder conviction of adnan syed, who was convicted in the 1999 murder of his high school classmate, hae min leeat 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 whom had a pattern of violence against women. lisa: she and other prosecutors n

syed had spent 23 years behind bars after being convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend hae min lee his case gained international attention when the award-winning podcast "serial" reexamined his conviction and raised new questions about his guilt. i baltimore county circuit court judge has ordered new dna testing in the case, tests that were not available at the time of syed's conviction. syed could still face a new trial, but state's attorney for baltimore marilyn mosby spoke on monday. >> we are not yet declaring syed is innocent, but we are declaring an interest of fairness and justice, he is entitled to a new trial. amy: she said she will look into whether two alternative suspects may have murderedhae min lee, including one who threatened to make her disappear and kill her. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by democracy now! co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and ar

wrench that was thrown into the hearing because the state was asked whether or not they contacted hae min lee's the hearing and they said yes and when the judge called for the family representative to see if she or he would be in attendance, no one was available. however, there is a lawyer present representing the victim's family. so we have kind of been in this holding pattern, because the attorney had to reach out to the victim's brother, who was in california, so he asked the judge for a few minutes to be able to log on via zoom. so the hearing, it appears, at least according to notes from our white houser, who is in the courtroom right now, it seems like the hearing just got under way. but this is really unique, the situation that we're in, right? because you mentioned last week, the prosecutors asked to vacate this murder conviction. and adnan syed has been serving a life sentence for the past 20 years and you kind of alluded to, this there was new evidence that had surfaced in the year-long investigation. two suspects who may be linked to the case have surfaced. and also, they're saying t

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judge in baltimore threw out the a1—year—old's conviction for the murder of his ex—girlfriend, hae min leeed from prison. prosecutors uncovered new evidence that undermined the conviction. let's return now to the funeral of queen elizabeth people around the world have also been marking the day in their own ways. gurkha veterans watched at a special screening at the uk embassy in nepal, and in kenya, british soldiers gathered at their base to follow the funeral. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, joined one family in canada. early in ottawa, they mourn their monarch. watching her funeral unfold far away, a bond deep in their hearts. i think it's very special for us because we saw herjust weeks ago and she looked so well. you know, we were looking forward to seeing her again. bethany bisaillion leads the sons of scotland pipe band. just last month, they played for the queen at balmoral castle. they played for her five times. and in canada's capital, the corgi club also joined the parade. another bond with their late queen. events like this highlight what drew so many to the

let's take a look at how this all unfolded. of his ex—girlfriend, hae min lee, whose body was found buriednmates. just tell us a little bit about what you made of this man.— just tell us a little bit about what you made of this man. sure. i should say that georgetown _ you made of this man. sure. i should say that georgetown prisons - you made of this man. sure. i should say that georgetown prisons runs i say that georgetown prisons runs education programmes at two facilities in dc and in maryland. adnan syed was a student in our programme and he is absolutely wonderful. he is a fantastic human being, he's intelligent, resilient, delegated and he has integrity —— dedicated. i'm really honoured for georgetown university to be associated with adnan syed. he was innocent of the crime he was convicted of. it was a tragedy and finally a tryout. it's 22 years too late, but i'm convinced thatjustice has now been done and i'm also thrilled that we've been a part of his journey. thrilled that we've been a part of hisjourney. he isjust a wonderful human being and this is an uplifting story for every

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'

he was convict in the 1999 and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend hae min lee alternative potential suspects they say were not properly cleared. today, as you heard there, applause and teared filled the courtroom when syed's shackles were removed. he's being released under home detention. another break for us. we will be right back. us we will be right back. and tick . it's not peanut butter. ♪ the peanut butter box is here ♪ i'm out. pet prescriptions delivered to your door. chewy. >> tech: when you have auto glass damage, pet prescriptions delivered to your door. let safelite come to you. ♪ pop rock music ♪ >> tech: my customer enjoys time with her family. so when her windshield got a crack... she scheduled with safelite in just a few clicks. we came to her house... ...replaced the windshield... and installed new wipers. that's service on her time. >> grandkid: here you go! >> tech: wow, thank you! >> customer and grandkids: bye! >> tech: bye! don't wait, schedule now. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ as someone living with type 2 diabetes,