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So i dont know how that works in the united states. but if we have a restriction on dna sampling, for example -- >> lets go to phil. you worked with the policy. the idea that we should do more than were doing right now, or is what youre hearing from mr. woolsey and from the president-elects team basically what we are doing now with a political overlay of lets be tough. >> i think were asking entirely the wrong question, chris. i do not believe when youre looking -- if you go to jfk, dulles, l.a....

Gathered here this time yesterday are in a hotel close by. officials are briefing them. theyre getting psychological counseling. also giving dna sampling to help with the identification of the bodies, george. >> nic, as families arrive there, you say theyre getting information. so theyre in touch with investigators and thats working for them so far until we get more information? >> reporter: theyre being told the sort of step by step process with whats happening. at the moment, the best informat...

>> reporter: it is. its a very grim experience especially the task that lies ahead for the expert teams that have to exhume all of these bodies. within the presidential complex that contains upwards of two dozen palaces, they have identified eight locations where they believe there are mass graves. another two locations identified outside the palace complex. so far they only managed to exhume around 12 bodies. this is a very difficult laborious, long process. they want to be extra sure theyre no...

Process, ana. as you say there are now eight bodies here at the police hospital which are currently undergoing identification its 2:00 in the morning and not working at the moment but they start obviously with photos which have been supplied by families. families supply information about unusual marks on bodies or anyone usual features on the bodies. they also looking for anything certificates or whatever that could tie them to something that might be in a wallet or purse and genetic material wh...

Straw out of his drink and put it in his pocket and take it to the bathroom with him. he flushed all of his napkins. >> for dessert, planten ordered banana pudding, which he ate with a fork. >> he took two bites of banana pudding and took a napkin and wiped that fork for about five minutes and left the fork. of course, our investigators took that fork. >> they performed the analysis. >> i got a mixture of dna sampling, meaning there was one strong profile and one weak profile on there as well. >...

>> reporter: well, 23 million people will be arrested by the time theyre 23. now what the majority opinion said today is that the police have a legitimate reason to get this dna sampling. they want to make sure theyve got the right guy, verify someones identity. they say this is even more accurate than fingerprinting. people can change their identities, facial features, even modify their fingerprints, but they cant change their dna. secondly the court said it helps tell whether the person theyve...

Our blago turned himself in to prison officials. im going to try to visit him there, i promise. new york said to be the first state in the nation to collect d.n.a. evidence for any people convicted of any single crimes including misdemeanors. expand the existing d.n.a. data base. the governor is expected to sign it within days. now, prosecutors say it will not only help connect suspects to crimes, but will also give defendants greater access to d.n.a. testing. which could help prove their innoce...

morning. ets its going to go like that today. also joining us is jeff toobin the cnn senior legal analyst. thank you for joining us and hank of political strategist, iconic political strategist. nice to have you joining us. >> thank you. >> lots to get to. the afghan man who hijacked a car and then breached security, drove on to the runway in kabul just as the pentagon chief leon panetta was landing. that man has died. he died from burns he received after he lit himself on fire. we lea...

overwhelmed. i spent almost the past decade in solitary confinement. so im not used to being around anyone, much less this many people. its kind of overwhelming. its not perfect. its not perfect by any means. but at least it brings closure to some areas and some aspects. you know, we can still bring up new evidence. we can still continue an investigations weve been doing. we can still try to clear our names. the only difference is we can do it from the outside instead of sitting in pri...

Decision. listen. >> did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> what was your reaction when you saw them? >> it was him. >> why havent you released them? >> you know, we discussed this internally. keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. weve done dna sampling and testing and so theres no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence...