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The case centered on a growing problem in the long-term care industry, leading some to believe it contributed to the woman’s death.

And that wait can be the worst part. >> i was told that there was no body found in the rubble and that they had seen an elderly woman digging through the rubble. but they dont know where she went, you know. i cant locate her anywhere. >> reporter: tabitha freeman has been trying for days to locate her 67-year-old grandmother, ellen. she lived here on pitcher street where the homes are so demolished they have to be identified with spray paint on the sidewalk. >> thats the bathroom and its -- they...

Aarons sister sarah. thats the really good news from that part of that story. theres still 230 some on the list of the missing but theyve managed to take a lot of people off the list as theyve matched people with people dislocated. >> jacqui jeras is along with our team in joplin this morning and has the story of another family whose grandmother went missing after the storm. whats the story? >> yeah. with an agonizing wait for tabitha freeman, her grandma was known to be in his house behind me a...

In joplin, missouri today, relatives of tornado victims can go to the morgue to identify loved ones. missouris governor says that many of the 132 bodies are in such bad shape that families are going to have to rely on a tattoo or other distinguishing marks. other remains will wait for dna analysis. not just a short time ago, officials lowered the number of missing in joplin to 156. tabitha freeman has been trying to find her grandmother in joplin for days now. she wasnt able to get in touch wi...

Okay, no, thats fine as long as i know where shes at now. >> reporter: tabitha said she plans to get to know her grandmother better now. >> its kind of sad to say it takes this to make you realize, you know, you dont really have all that long because you never know when its going to end, you know. for all i knew, she could have been crushed or, you know, died or something. >> reporter: so a little bit of good news here on pitcher street. we have an update now on the condition of ellen freeman. s...

Are so demolished they have to be identified with spray paint on the sidewalk. >> thats the bathroom. they always say the safest place to be is in the bathroom. look, its just -- even if she would have been in there, she wouldnt have made it because its collapsed on itself. >> reporter: she drove to joplin from oklahoma hoping to get answers after not being able to contact nearby relatives and trying on-line services. >> i still have a lot of family and friends in joplin, just the not knowing, y...

They continue to make progress in terms of identifying some of these victims as well as finding some of the missing. they are allowing some family members today to go to the morgue to help in that identification process. its been very slow and very difficult. part of the reason is because some of the bodies are in such poor condition that youre going to have to use things like fingerprints, tattoos, medical records and dna testing in order to be able to identify some of them. the federal governm...

weekend. the so-called butcher of bosnia may face a haig tribunal. they said he was suffering psychological problems and should not be extradited. this morning, a serbian judge seems to have rejected that. >> if you paid taxes to uncle sam, you have also helped send billions of dollars to pakistan. ever since the navys secret raid killed osama bin laden, the relationship between the two countries have been fiercely strained. today, secretary of state, hillary clinton, arrived in pakist...

this "american morning." and welcome to "american morning." it is friday, may 27th. the beginning of a long holiday weekend for many in this country. >> thats right. hopefully the beginning of some nice, calm, summer weather which we have not seen. >> we havent seen. its not going to be a great weekend for those in joplin, missouri. the search for the missing there continues. the state officials are releasing a list of 232 people who are still unaccounted for, a list they concede may...

secretary of state hillary clinton is in pakistan today to smooth things over with the government leaders. they are still angry over the secret u.s. raid that killed bin laden. sources say clinton told the pakistanis that american aid is on the line, unless they do more to rout out terrorists. >> today we discussed in even greater detail cooperation to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda and to drive them from pakistan and the region. we will do our part. and we look to the governme...