blackman was a convicted sex offender his prosecution came at a time when the u.s. attorneys office began to see a series of dna matches. >> those wouldn't have happen first-degree the dc police department hasn't sent evidence in hundreds of rape cases to its dna lab, evidence sitting inside this warehouse in southeast, on shelves untouched for years. a backlog that began to grow after the 9/11 attacks overwhelmed fbi from evidence from around the world without its own lab the evidence collected in sex kits was left unexamined >> the longer those kits sit the longer offenders are not entered into the data base the great tore possibility people are placed in danger that don't need to be. >> reporter: as the backlog became public politicians and others took notice. >> all those shows proliferated how we can use science to solve crimes we are not doing it in the district of columbia. we are not doing dna testing the only testing we have done overtime is when some body has been arrested when they are about to go to trial. >> people we talk to say there is no money. >> y

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that's how long al blackman has been a mechanic at the airport.e turned 87 next month and started when he was 16. guess how much he made in 1942? 50 cents an hour. he still reports to work every day for american airlines and has no plans to retire. to mark his incredible achievement, he got a right in a vintage plane. >>> now a toast. we don't mean the bubbly. a british auction house says it piece of toast -- gave the uneaten toast to her mum who kept it all these years in a teacup. the 83-year-old woman hopes a collector will pay as much as $800 for it. >>> coming up after your local news, trayvon martin's parents respond to george zimmerman saying he's sorry for killing their son. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." sometimes life can be well, a little uncomfortable. but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, there's dulcolax stool softener. dulcolax stool softener doesn't make you go, it just makes it easier to go. dulcolax stool softener. make yourself comfortable. . >>> 74 in la plata. our satellite and radar picture, i

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. >> reporter: james blackman had used a ruse to get inside saying he needed a pen to jot down a number. she wasn't able to see, think or breathe. it was beyond terrifying. she was afraid for her life. >> reporter: a sex assault nurse collected evidence, but until a match was made in the national dna date bank there were no suspects and few heeds leaving the victim in distress -- leads leaving the victim in distress. >> especially because of something that he said during it that there's just this ongoing fear that i might see him again. >> reporter: that fear turned to relief six months later when an fbi computer made what's called a cold hit connecting the dna profile of james blackmon with the evidence collected after the rape. blackmon was a convicted sex offender and his prosecution came at a time when the u.s. attorney's office began to see a series of dna matches, but those matches wouldn't have happened if the d.c. police department hadn't sent evidence in hundreds of rape cases to its dna lab, evidence that had been sitting inside this warehouse in southeast on shelves untouched

blackman retired at 85.o apply the measure for most people to members of this court. they clearly do not like to give up this job. but if you look at the ones in the '70s, romney could change dramatically the trajectory of this court just for those four alone. >> jonathan turley gets tonight's last word. thanks, jonathan. >> thanks, lawrence. >> "hardball" is up next. >>> tax bracketology. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, give me shelter. if you're barack obama and you've just seen another weak jobs report, what do you do? you change the subject. the president and his allies are hitting mitt romney on two fronts. today, mr. obama called for extending the bush tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 and his campaign has been blasting romney's offshore accounts suggesting they are tax shelters for the wealthy republican. the fight for the middle class is on. one reason team obama is feeling good despite the sluggish economy is pla

blackman retired at 85. it's hard to apply the measure for most people to members of this court. they clearly do not like to give up this job. if you look at the the '70s, romney could change dramatically the trajectory of this court just for those four alone. >> jonathan turley gets tonight's last word. thanks, jonathan. >> thanks, lawrence. >> "the ed show" is up next. >> good evening americans and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. the day after mitt romney hangs out with a koch brother, president obama goes on offense for the middle class. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. right? >> the president puts republicans in the corner again. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. >> will republicans hold the middle class tax cuts hostage yet again? i've got commentary. howard fineman has answers. democrats are tearing into mitt romney's offshore accounting. >> he is the first and only

blackman retired at 85.o apply the measure for most people to members of this court.

blackman retired at 85. it's hard to apply the measure for most people to members of this court. like to give up this job. if you look at the the '70s, romney could change dramatically the trajectory of this court just for those four alone. >> jonathan turley gets tonight's last word. thanks, jonathan. >> thanks, lawrence. >> "the ed show" is up next. >> good evening americans and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. the day after mitt romney hangs out with a koch brother, president obama goes on offense for the middle class. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. right? >> the president puts republicans in the corner again. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. >> will republicans hold the middle class tax cuts hostage yet again? i've got commentary. howard fineman has answers. democrats are tearing into mitt romney's offshore accounting. >> he is the first and only candidate for presid