this weekend the fbi acknowledged mistakes and jericka duncan has details.nowledged mistakes and jericka duncan has details. >> reporter: before dna testing became prevalent, the fbi relied heavily on visual analysis of evidence, sometimes building occasions on microscopic analysis of hair. but in 2012, federal officials launched an investigation after the "washington post" reported that flawed forensic hair matches might have led to the convictions of hundreds of innocent people. a in a full report coming out tomorrow, the innocence project and the national association of criminal defense lawyers will say that, from the 1970s through 1999, 25 of 29 fbi forensic examiners made errors in their testimony, impacting 257 cases. the reports will says, out of 18 executions, 12 of them had errors in either testimony or lab reports. innocence project cofounder peter neufeld says this could mean hundreds of appeals nationwide. >> the first order of business frankly, is the f.b.i. and d.o.j. has to redouble their efforts to get the transcripts of the hundreds and hund

jericka duncan shows us the search efforts. >> look at this look at this. >> reporter: they could see the ominous clouds looming behind their boat. as the storm moved closer waves were buffeted. 77-mile-per-hour wind gusts whipped through mobile bay late saturday afternoon. one boater reported boats sinking so fast people didn't have time to grab life preservers. randy rutledge and his girl frenld said they were in the water for two hours before being spotted. >> the storm just subsided just enough that i could keep my head up and not drink too much saltwater, but i had no choice but to hang onto that cushion and make it because i had to find her. >> reporter: officials say ten boats overturned. at least 40 people have been rescued. airplanes and boats have covered more than 17 miles near the bay in search of survivors. duke watson praised several agencies for their help. >> without their help this tragedy would have been far greater. >> reporter: it was unusual because the high winds lasts 30 minutes scattering boats and complicating search and rescue efforts. jericka duncan cbs news

due to its toxicity. >> glor: jericka duncan, thank you.oday president obama kept up his efforts to win support for a framework nuclear deal with iran. the president used strong words to address concerns both here and in israel, and major gareth is at the white house with more on this. major? >> reporter: jeff israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu opposes the emerging nuclear deal with iran for many reasons and has said at minimum the regime in tehran should be required to reverse long-standing policy and publicly recognize israel's right to exist. for the first time president obama rejected that idea, telling national public radio demanding recognition is "akin to saying we won't sign a deal unless the nature of the iranian regime completely transforms," and that is, the president said a fundamental misjudgment. jeff mr. obama said it's press sizely because he doesn't expect iran the change that this nuclear deal is necessary, arguing if iran were like germany or sweden, no one would be worried. >> glor: major garrett, thank you. today

as jericka duncan reports it's the latest in a string of violence in a hot spot. >> reporter: blurring out the disturbing images makes i hard to tell what's going on but frank county sheriff frank mckeithen saw the entire video unedited. >> probably one of the most disgusting, repulsive, sickening things i've seen on panama beach, and i even seen a lot of them. within ten feet of this happening there are hundreds, hundreds of people standing there, watching, looking, seeing, hearing what's going on, and yet our culture and our society and our young people have got to the point where obviously this is acceptable. >> reporter: two troy university students 22-year-old delonte martistee of georgia and ryan call hewn of calhoun were charged with sexual battery by multiple perpetrators. law enforcement is looking for a third suspect of the same assault officials say occurred in mid-march. this latest violent incident comes three weeks after seven people were shot at a house party. according to the sheriff's office, arrests have more than tripled compared to last year. suspects considered arm

here is jericka duncan. >> reporter: once upon a time, there was a little old lady -- >> when officerreads to kindergarteners each week she is establishing a connection she hopes will extend beyond the classroom. >> when i was growing up i didn't have anything like a police officer visit any type of program. >> she patrols the streets of north camden on foot. >> hello, hello. >> checking in on neighbors. >> hello, how are you doing today sir. >> and greeting people. >> it is an attitude many in this community are still getting used to. in 2012 can democrat was known as america's most dangerous city after a record 67 homicides, and in a city with fewer than 77,000 people. as a result, in 2013, camden eliminated its entire police force, plagued with corruption and budget cuts and replaced wit a new one run by the county. >> here is scott thompson. >> the organization that we created was one in which a culture from day one was that all officers would be guardians, and not warriors. >> a total of 400, 411 officers were hired up from 250, there are now fewer squad cars and desk jobs which

jericka duncan reports from atlanta. >> reporter: a few weeks ago a very angry judge jerry baxter showed no mercy for the three defendants. >> they have made their bed and they're going to have to lie in it, and it starts today. >> reporter: today it was clear the harsh sentence had weighed heavily on him. >> when a judge goes home and he keeps thinking over and over that something's wrong something is usually wrong. anyway, i want to modify the we the jury, find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: earlier this month, a total of 11 former atlanta educators were convicted of racketeering for conspiring to inflate scores on standardized tests. in some cases prosecutors say educators changed wrong answers to correct ones. the original seven-year prison sentences came after the three refused to admit guilt. others who did avoided jail time but waived the right to appeal their conviction. 59-year-old sharon davis williams told me she wants to avoid even the three-year reduced sentence and hasn't given up hope that she may work in the atlanta public school system again. >> i plan to fight to th

jericka duncan, cbs news washington. >> sarah brady died today after battling pneumonia. she was the widow of james brady, the white house press secretary who was wounded during the assassination attempt on president ronald reagan in 1981. the bradys became fierce advocates for gun control. sarah brady was 73. a family awarded $150 million for a deadly jeep accident talks to cbs news about the case. and an innocent man walks out of prison after 30 years on death row when the cbs evening news continues. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. do not take if allergic to farxiga or its ingredients. symptoms o

here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: they could see thes ominous clouds looming behind their boat. >> the winds are catching us now. >> reporter: as the storm moved closer, the waves intensified. boats buffeted from side to side as 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts whipped through the middle of mobile bay late saturday afternoon. one man reported seeing boats sink so fast, that people didn't have time to grab life preservers. randy rutledge and his girlfriend say they were in the water for two hours before being spotted. >> the storm just subsided just enough that i could keep my head up. and not drink too much salt water. but-- i had no choice but to hang on to that cushion, mainly because i had to find her. >> reporter: officials say ten. boats overturned. at least 40 people have been rescued. airplanes and rescue boats havere covered more than 1,700 square miles of the bay in search of survivors. u.s. coast guard captain duke walker praised several local agencies for their help. >> without their efforts, thisy tragedy would have been far greater. >> reporter: boaters say the storm was un

they are now investigating an alleged gang rape captured on cellphone video, here is jericka duncan. >> this cellphone video is so graphic blurring out the disturbing images makes it hard to tell exactly what is going on. but bay county sheriff frank mckeithen saw the entire video unedited. >> probably one of the most disgusting repulsive, sickening things that i have seen this year in panama city beach and i have seen a lot of it. within ten feet of where this is happening, there are hundreds of, hundreds of people standing there, watching looking seeing hearing what's going on and yet our culture and our society and our young people have got to a point to where obviously this is acceptable. >> two troy university students, 22-year-old delonte martistee of georgia and 23-year-old ryan calhoun of alabama were charged with sexual battery by multiple perpetrators, law enforcement is looking for a third suspect for the same assault officials say occurred in mid march. >> this latest violent incident comes three weeks after seven people were shot at a house party. according to the sherif

jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: before the dna became prevalent the fbi relied on initial evidencefiems building cases on microscopic analysis of hair, but in 2012 federal officials launched an investigation after the "washington post" reported that flawed forensic hair matches might have led to the convictions of hundreds of innocent people. in a full report the innocence project and the national association of criminal defense lawyers will say that from the 1970s through 1999 25 of 29 fbi forensic examiners made errors in their testimony, impacting 257 cases. the report also says out of 18 executions, 12 of them had errors in testimony or lab reports. co-founder peter neufeld says this could mean hundreds of apiecea people could have to be retried. >> reporter: the justice department issued a statement saying the department and fbi are committed to ensuring that affected defendants are notified of past errors and that justice is done in every instance. the video that surfaced of mchenry was edited and we don't know what else may have been said by the employee. that's part of the

jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: before dna testing became prevalent, the fbi relied heavily on visualnalysis of evidence, sometimes building cases on microscopic analysis of hair, but in 2012 federal officials launched an investigation after the "washington post" reported that flawed forensic hair matches might have led to the convictions of hundreds of innocent people. in a full report the innocence project and the national association of criminal defense lawyers will say that from the 1970s through 1999, 25 of 29 fbi forensic examiners made errors in their testimony, impacting 257 cases. the report also says out of 18 executions, 12 of them had errors in either testimony or lab reports. innocence project co-founder peter neufeld says this could mean hundreds of appeals nationwide. >> the first order of business, frankly, is the fbi and doj has to redouble their efforts to get the transcripts of the hundreds and hundreds of cases of people where fbi agents gave exaggerated testimony. >> reporter: the justice department issued a statement saying the department and fbi are committed to

here's jericka duncan. >> i'm in the news sweetheart. >> reporter: even after voof 28-year-old britt mchenry went viral... even after she was suspended by espn and despite being forgiven by the woman she berated, social media won't let it go. crisis manager mike paul. are people allowed to have a bad moment without the possibility of losing your job? >> in today's environment, no. that's the catch-22. we want to be the judge and jury of every single thing that's happening, which it what we're saying swe're perfect. you need to be perfect too. >> okay, what. you don't ( bleep ) finish? >> reporter: technology has made it easier to catch people behaving badly. earlier this month, video surfaced of an n.y.p.d. detective yelling at an uberdriver. >> how long have you been in this country. >> reporter: the police commissioner quickly stripped the domestic of his badge and gun. he was transferred out of the f.b.i. elite task force. in 2013 public relations executive justine sack oafs fired from her job after she wrote a tweet that read, "going to africa. hope i don't get aids. just kidding

here's jericka duncan. >> this thing was pervasive. it was-- it's like the sickest thing that's ever happened to this town. >> reporter: the convicted educators had been offered lenient sentences if they agreed to admit their guilt and waive their right to appeal. judge jerry baxter became angry when most refused. >> i sentence miss williams to 20 years to serve seven. >> reporter: he threw the book at them, handing down sentences typical of violent crimes. three former administrators werere sentenced to at least seven years in prison. five others were given at least o one year. >> i sincerely apologize. >> reporter: who admitted guilt got lighter sentences. former teacher pamela cleveland addressed the court. >> i, pamela cleveland, do hereby sincerely apologize to the students, my fellow staff administration parents and the atlanta public school system. >> reporter: earlier this month, 11 defendants were convicted of racketeering for conspiring to inflate scores on standardized tests. in some cases, educators changed wrong answers to

and jericka duncan reports jordan's remarkable story of survival is raising questions. >> reporter: as soon as louis jordan was rescued, he called his father. >> in late january, the 37-year- old's family reported him missing after they said he set sail for a solo fishing trip. the coast guard says it will be looking at his trip from start to finish, but here's what jordan said. he hit rough waters in the atlantic and his boat capsized. >> i was flying through the air, somersaulting, and the ceiling was the floor. the floor was the ceiling. >> reporter: he said he spent his days reading the bible praying for rainwater and eating raw fish. >> i did collect a bunch of seaweed and i found there were these little crabs, these little critters living in the seaweed. and they tasted dang good. >> reporter: on thursday a german container ship spotted jordan more than 200 miles off the coast of north carolina. he was medevaced to a norfolk, virginia, hospital, where he was reunited with his family. a coast guard spokesman tells cbs news, "there's a lot we may never know about his voyage because

here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: synthetic marijuana goes by many names-- spice, k2, head trip, fakea plant material coated with t.h.c. the active chemical compound in marijuana. but unlike pure marijuana, the manmade version is much more potent and can be deadly. this week in louisiana one person died from synthetic marijuana. earlier this month in mississippi, two brothers, joey and jeremy stallings were in medically induced comas after their mother said they smoked spice. bruce republic is with the new jersey poison center at rutgers university. >> this stuff is no joke and we're really afraid because of the use of it is increasing. >> reporter: the drug enforcement administration banned synthetic marijuana in 2011 but still people are finding it in places like tobacco shops, and online. from march 15 to april 20 462 people in alabama were sent to the e.r. two of them died. in mississippi 473 people were hospitalized. officials say it's possible seven deaths were linked to synthetic marijuana. and since april 8 it sickened more than 160 patients in new york. mount sinai doctor rub

jericka duncan has the story. >> reporter: after spending more than half his life behind bars anthonynty jail and into the arms of his family. >> oh, i love you so much. >> 30 years ago the prosecution seemed deemed to take my life from me. they just didn't just take me from my family friends. they had every intention of executing me for something i didn't do. >> reporter: hinton was just 29 years old when he was sent to death row for the murders of fast food managers john davidson and tom vossen. at the time a mistake by hinton's lawyer left the defense unable to prove the gun found in his client's home was not linked to the crime but with a new trial and new ballistics tests, prosecutors had no choice but to set him free. >> i shouldn't have sat on death row 30 years. all they had to do was test the gun. >> reporter: hinton's lawyers say at this point he doesn't know if the state will ever compensate his client for the lost year bus that didn't seem to be the kind of payback hinton was interested in at the moment. >> everybody that played a part in sending me to death row, you will

jericka duncan is here with more. good morning. >> good morning.t administration finds defines some of it a controlled substance. calls are coming in at a rate almost four times higher than this time last year. they're sold in shiny and colorful plastic pathckets and have anonymous sounding names like spice, scooby snacks mad monkey and green giant. they have thc the ingredient in marijuana. this doctor has treated several overdose cases. >> do you think people actually think this is safer than other forms of marijuana? >> i think they think that -- you know, they hear the world marijuana and they think it's a safe drug. it's manmade synthetic marijuana and the effects are going to be that much harsher. >> hospitals have reported dramatic increases in visits across the country. it's sickened more than 160 patients in new york in alabama 462 people were sent to er in five weeks. two of them died. and in mississippi 473 people were hospitalized. it's also suspected in seven deaths in the state. these two brothers from southern mississippi spent seven

jericka duncan shows us the crippling effects of this. good morning. >> good morning.rts indicate high levels of a toxic gas at the resort. now investigators are trying to find out who's to blame while the family fights for their lives achlt dream ka vags quickly turned into a night may. the couple and their teenage sons became seriously ill at their stay in this luxury villa. the justice department is looking into weather the hazardous chemical was being used to spray for pests in a condo dangerously close to where the family was staying. >> this is a highly tock toxic gas that should. be used in residential areas. >> reporter: according to reports the 16-year-old and 14-year-old boy suffered seizures and are in critical condition at a hospital. their father is conscious but cannot move. the mother has been released. it's a highly restricted substance but is not illegal. according to the eta, high exposures to humans can cause a condition to nervous system. >> this chemical is being phased out. i wonder why we would use a toxic substance as this when alternatives are

jericka duncan is outside the home in jamaica queens where the two women once lived together. jericka, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, those two women are u.s. citizens. they had been looking into how to make bombs and even stockpiling some dangerous materials. really len zas and siddiqui were in their homes. according to court documents va len zas told an undercover informant she wasn't sure why they were traveling overseas when there were more opportunities of pleasing allahh here in the united states. they expressed interest in pressure cooker bombs like the ones used in the 2013 boston marathon bombings. velentzas indicated her preferred targets were cops and militants rath than civilians. last year they considered attacking the funeral of one of the two nypd officers who backhand killed two weeks earlier in an am burres attack. velentzas called it, quote, an attractive potential target." her attorney spoke afterward. >> she and i will address everything in the courtroom where it belongs. >> reporter: the imam of the mosque in queens said they're being falsely accu

jericka duncan has more. >> they say defendants faked test scores that robbed thousands in atlanta ofedial education. >> all i want from any of these people is just to take some respondent, but they refused. they refused. >> judge jerry baxter threw the book at the defendants. many in the courtroom were shocked by the prison sentences. >> you sit down or i'm going to put you in jail. if you yell at me point at me -- >> reporter: lawyers for teacher miss buckner web argued. >> she's a good mother a good person. at the end of the day, a conviction for changing answers on the test is not an offense that should send miss buckner webb to prison. >> it's like the sickest thing that's ever happened to this town. >> reporter: still the judge sentenced her and four others to serve a year in prison. three others considered at the top of the food chain of the scandal received a minimum of seven years behind bars. all turned down plea deals that called on them to admit guilt and turn down appeals. >> i don't want an apology. i want the community to have the apology. and i want the children who we

jericka duncan shows how this is the latest charged incident to rock north carolina this year.good morning. >> good morning. they say the new does not reflect the university's values but at least one organization seized on the incident that the university is not a safe place for african-americans. by the time many duke university students woke up wednesday morning, their social media feeds were buzzing with photos of the news. >> the biggest thing was kind of just shock and a little bit of disgust, like the idea that there are people on this campus that we go to school with that we go to class with every day that we're capable of doing things like that. >> made of a slender yellow rope it was found hanging near a building housing a center for cultural affairs. >> we're not afraid. we stand together. >> reporter: about 300 students marched and many more joined duke officials at aftern afternoon forum forum. the noose was discovered around 2:00 a.m. wednesday. they published the photo. back then a black female student claims she was taunted with the same raucous chant made infamo

jericka duncan shows how this is the latest racial incident to rock the school this year. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah, the news does not reflect the university's values but at least one organization seized on the incident as a sign that the university is not a safe place for african-americans. by the time many duke university students woke up wednesday morning, their social media feeds were buzzing with photos of the noose. >> the biggest thing kind of just -- shock. and a little disgust. like the idea that there are people on this campus that we go to school with that we go to class with every day that are capable of doing things like that. >> reporter: made of a slender yellow rope found hanging near a building housing the center for multicultural affairs and other organizations. [ chanting ] >> reporter: about 300 students marched to condemn the racist and violent assemble and many more joined duke officials an at afternoon forum. >> without dialogues and having the knowledge, the ignorance that happens here on campus will reveal. >> reporter: the noo