>> under u.s. law it was the attorney general janet reno who had the final say. born and raced in miami reno emphasized with the cuban exiles. she had a passion for child welfare issues which she handled before working with the clinton administration. >> she devoted her life to keeping children safer, reducing domestic violence and helping families. >> as reno stepped forward she made no secret of her competing. she invited elian's miami relatives to plead their case. >> we filed a very significant lawsuit in federal court. it's the case of elian gonzalez versus janet reno. >> my hope is people will look at this little boy ooand get hi