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Misdemeanor. pam, what do you think? >> in felony cases i think we should have a dna data bank. it helps convict the guilty people and helps the innocent ones go free. i think convicted felons, i think it is great for law enforcement and good for defense attorneys. >> geraldo: but you are a republican candidate. that is the most conservative position, pam. what about for misdemeanors or even certain types of misdemeanors? >> i think right now the law is only felonies. i think for a convicted fel...

Misdemeanor. pam, what do you think? >> in felony cases i think we should have a dna data bank. it helps convict the guilty people and helps the innocent ones go free. i think convicted felons, i think it is great for law enforcement and good for defense attorneys. >> geraldo: but you are a republican candidate. that is the most conservative position, pam. what about for misdemeanors or even certain types of misdemeanors? >> i think right now the law is only felonies. i think for a convicted fel...

Misdemeanor. pam, what do you think? >> in felony cases i think we should have a dna data bank. it helps convict the guilty people and helps the innocent ones go free. i think convicted felons, i think it is great for law enforcement and good for defense attorneys. >> geraldo: but you are a republican candidate. that is the most conservative position, pam. what about for misdemeanors or even certain types of misdemeanors? >> i think right now the law is only felonies. i think for a convicted fel...

He pleaded not guilty. who was she? 20-year-old lance corporal maria lauterbach. the two had been personnel clerks working together. she officially had told people that he raped her and that he got her pregnant, but dna testing showed that the baby belonged to somebody else. nevertheless, she was eight months pregnant when she died. lore yang found guilty of her murder, and now he will face what he calls his day in court that hes been waiting for with a jury of his peers. this is all going on ou...

The international space station over the weekend. that would freak me out. a circuit breaker tripped, shutting off power to a pump that connected to the stations cooling system. a space walk may be necessary to fix the problem. when im too cold in my apartment, i dont even want to get up and adjust the air condition conditioner. can you imagine going out into space to fix it? former vice president dick cheney is out of intensive care following heart surgery. but remains in the hospital. his da...

Doesnt change the reality of a prison can only hold so many people. >> reporter: law enforcement warns the public escapees and their apparent accomplice should be considered particularly armed and dangerous. mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. now an update on last weeks fatal bear attack in a montana campground. the female grizzly was euthanized after dna testing confirmed she killed a camper in his tent. however, her three cubs have been spared. the two females and one male were sent inst...

Decades, almost 30 years for a crime he did not commit. michael greene was committed of rape at the age of 18. but dna testing has cleared him of that crime. we have an affiliate from houston with the story. [cheers and applause] >> this was michael greene hey first taste of freedom in 27 years. with a bewildered look, he walked out of custody into the open arms of his family. the 44-year-old was trapped in a nightmare most could never imagine. subjected to prison at just 18 years old for a crim...

What do you know about him? >> its a sal grizzly bear, a female grizzly bear, had three yearling cubs with it, the sal and two of the cubs in traps and one other cub that we anticipate capturing shortly, well do dna testing, matching of dna from the bears caught with dna -- dna we took from the site of the attacks and nine individuals that were actad, the victims, and well know more as far as whether we can confirm its the correct bear. jon: because the bear that stainld the attacks would have l...

Difficult. >> reporter: the family of abby guerra was told their daughter was dead. friends and family flew to phoenix this weekend for the funeral. then shocking news. the authorities had made a mistake. somehow they got these two women confused and realized it only saturday, six days after the accident. >> you find yourself thinking, how can this be? we have dna testing, we have excellent dental records on many people, we have x-rays and all kinds of records kept on people. >> reporter: marlen...

Funeral. then shocking news. the authorities had made a mistake. somehow they got these two women confused and realized it only saturday, six days after the accident. >> you find yourself thinking, how can this be? we have dna testing, we have excellent dental records on many people, we have x-rays and all kinds of records kept on people. >> reporter: marlena cantu was 2 inches taller, had her wisdom teeth, and crucially, a large scar on her abdomen where her appendix had been removed. >> its a ...