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Challenging a state law requiring immigrants to carry their registration papers at all times, and allowing the police to question residency status. the justice department says that the immigration is a federal matter and suing to stop the law from taking effect at the end of this month. we have comprehensive coverage this hour, and we will hear from some key players, but let's begin with cnn's lisa sylvester who has the latest. lisa? >> wolf, the justice department is basing the argument on preemption in that the states can not pass law that preempts federal law. in this case, the justice depa...

These are nervous times for relatives of those still missing after the flash flood swallowed up a campground in western arkansas. at least 16 are known dead after torrential rains flooded two rivers trapping as many as 300 campers. our catherine callaway joins us live from langley, arkansas, and catherine do we even know how many are missing still? >> reporter: no. we still have no exact number on how many people are missing. a lot of people, they camp, but they may not register and some of the registration papers from the campers washed away in that flash flooding. it's very popular for local...

>> reporter: we're hearing all kinds of numbers. arkansas governor beebe saying yesterday there was believed some 300 people in the area but some of the registration papers for the campers were washed away. they're not sure if any locals had come to their cabins. so we're still uncertain. we're hearing that there are 16 confirmed deaths. little missouri river and cato river, both rose from some three feet, drew, to more than 23 feet in just a few hours early friday morning and officials now as you said still uncertain just how many people are still missing. their best to cope as officials sear...

Because this was kind of an anonymous deal. you don't have to exchange information. you can be anybody who you want. all you have to do is give the money and, in turn, you get the registration papers. there's no formal registration. so all of that right now is under investigation. >> deb, stand by and jeanne as well. i want to show you a conversation i had with joe lieberman. he said he'd been briefed on just what deb was talking about, the transaction occurred in his state, no paperwork. i asked him if he was given any indication that the suspect they're looking for any evidence as yet that h...

Here, is there an opportunity for investigators to pick up exactly who is behind this? >> there's going to be a ton of evidence in this, alex, and i think we will find out who did this. the vehicle itself will have identification numbers, although it has been tampered with. within the vehicle fingerprints, registration papers, even the materials put together -- all of those will have a trail of forensic evidence that hopefully will lead back to an individual. if it is a sole individual, it may take a while to find out who this person is. >> we've been hearing from pete williams the v.i.n. numb...