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How facial recognition technology is outpacing the law

Law enforcement seems to be using facial recognition technology more and more every day — and many people think that’s a problem. Derek Thompson, a writer at The Atlantic and a host of “Crazy Genius Podcast,” joins “CBS This Morning Saturday” to discuss the three types of facial recognition technology, how that tech is outpacing federal legal standards, and what some cities are doing to fight back. Source

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Why flooding is the major threat from Barry

Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning Saturday” to discuss how Barry is forming and what Gulf Coast residents can expect from the storm. Berardelli said that flooding will be the greatest threat from the slow-moving hurricane, with nearly 20 inches of rain expected in some places. Source

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Local leaders push back against Trump’s expected ICE raids

Beginning Sunday, federal agents will begin a nationwide effort to arrest immigrants who have been issued final deportation orders. The raids will target ten major cities, and will focus mainly on Central American families that crossed the U.S. border with Mexico. President Trump says the crackdown is meant to remove criminals from the country — but the leaders in some of these cities, like New York City and San Francisco, are pushing back against the effort. Laura Podesta reports. Source

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New Orleans residents on high alert for flooding

New Orleans is below sea level — and Barry will test the safeguards that the city put in place following the devastation from Hurricane Katrina 14 years ago. Residents felt a sigh of relief after forecasters said the Mississippi River is expected to crest at about 17 feet on Monday, and not 19 feet as earlier predicted. The levees protecting the city range from about 20 to 25 feet in height, so they will do much to protect from flood waters. But businesses and residents alike are taking their own steps to prepare themselves for what is to come. Omar Villafranca reports. Source

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Pence confronted with nearly 400 men crammed behind caged fences in Texas

Vice President Mike Pence spent hours touring border patrol facilities on Friday, including the Donna tent city outside McAllen, Texas. In the second holding facility, the vice president was faced with nearly 400 men crammed behind caged fences with not enough room for them all to lie down. The men told reporters they’d been held there for nearly 40 days, and that they were hungry. Mireya Villareal reports Source

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Eye Opener: Gulf Coast braces for Barry

The Gulf Coast braces for Barry. Also, Vice President Mike Pence goes to the southern border amid allegations that migrants are being held in squalid conditions. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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Barry lashes Louisiana coast with heavy rain

The edges of Tropical Storm Barry are hitting the Louisiana coast with heavy rain. Roads are flooded and tens of thousands of people are without power, forcing some evacuations. The storm’s powerful winds have toppled trees and blown around aluminum siding. Barry is expected to make landfall later this morning, most likely as a hurricane, about 85 miles southwest of New Orleans in Morgan City, Louisiana. Currently, the storm is about 55 miles southwest of Morgan City with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. David Begnaud reports. Source

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