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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 felons you should absolutely have a dna database. i think that is the law right now, geraldo that it is...

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 felons you should absolutely have a dna database. i think that is the law right now, geraldo that it is...

That fifth body hasn't been identity at this time. i can't underscore the fact that family and friends and neighbors here are waiting for news of their loved ones. this news here this evening is very difficult here because they have little information as to the remains. in that press conference officials did say they have received dna from all family members related to those individuals who are currently unaccounted for, and that they are able to do immediate, immediate analysis on the scene of all of the remains that they do recover and that they are able to they going to and match with the d...

The next phase. again, i have to mention the fact that we're just not there yet. >> now that we have some dna database for victims, what's the timeline to identifying someone and notifying? what timeline are you -- >> this is what's so amazing, the work that's being done by the fire personnel and homicide detective, our crime scene personnel, and our medical examiner, our rabbis who are there on the scene that are helping us. when we are able to collect it's called rapid dna. we have a family member where they're eligible for the rapid dna process. the moment it's taken, the analyst runs direc...

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