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The backlog once and for all. why are they going untested so long? >> it is a good question. the department of justice said the dna and biological evidence. blood, hair and salivia and clothes from a sexual assault victim's body critical important in identify onning and prosecuting the rapist go untested for a number of reasons. police blame a lack of resources. it costs a thousand to do so. and 2011 doj report find that many don't have procedures and policies in place for processing and storing the rape kits. vice-president biden and the attorney general lynch announced and pledged a 79 milli...

Clothes from a sexual assault victim's body. all critically important in identifying and prosecuting their rapist. right now there are an estimated not ten, hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits sitting in police storage facilities nationwide collecting dust on shelves for months, years and even decades all because of time and money creating a major back log. now, on thursday, vice president joe biden and attorney general lynch announcing a nationwide grant program with the manhattan district attorney's office pledging an unprecedented $79 million to eliminate the backlog in 43 jurisdict...

The white house and manhattan's district attorney's now pledging a combined $79 million to end a shocking rape kit back log across the country. this comes amid reports that tens of thousands of dna samples taken after sexual assaults have gone untested. bripan llenas is sitting by wit more on this troubling story. >> a recent usa today investigation found at least 70,000 rape test kits collected by more than 1,000 law enforcement agencies were not sent to crime labs around the country for testing. it's estimated hundreds of thousands of kids are sitting on the shelves in police departments nat...

The backlog once and for all. why are they going untested so long? >> it is a good question. the department of justice said the dna and biological evidence. blood, hair and salivia and clothes from a sexual assault victim's body critical important in identify onning and prosecuting the rapist go untested for a number of reasons. police blame a lack of resources. it costs a thousand to do so. and 2011 doj report find that many don't have procedures and policies in place for processing and storing the rape kits. vice-president biden and the attorney general lynch announced and pledged a 79 milli...

Any criminal sexual activity. vogel agreed to plead guilty to allegations he paid for sex acts with girls as young as 16. a kentucky county clerk recently jailed for denying same sex marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs now filing an appeal that would allow her to continue blocking the licenses. davis filing the motion with the court of appeals. the white house now making a push to end a shocking back cans log of rape kits across the country. thousands of dna samples that were taken after sexual assaults, the samples have gone untested. now the obama administration is teaming...