reporter: politicians who supported robert bernard distance themselves from him. with the mayor himself even seeming to backpedal. translator: the busy a townhall does not have a single list. we do not have one. reporter: too late for legal authorities. a search of the town hall on tuesday yielded no results but anyone found in possession of religiously profiled records could face a five year jail term . genie: for more on this i am joined by mark. he was still questions today by the police about this. tell us more about why this is such a sensitive issue. mark: france is a deeply secular country. all people are supposed to be equal and they should not be classified because of their ethnic background, their origin. this is strictly prohibited. there is this whole context we have in france with the issue of islam. that is there all the time. debate every week in france about islam. the mayor, who was not formally aligned and supported by the national france. he did not really say why he mentioned that but clearly he was trying to show that there are lots of muslims

even though he was robert's younger brother bernard joined the army during the war just to help protect robert. at one point during their service, robert and bernard were both hospitalized in washington state, being treated for foot rot, but didn't learn that they were in the same place until the day after they left. robert's father alvin died of cancer the same year robert died. their sister beverly is the last living member of the family. their mother pearl passed away in 2004, but witnessed the death of three of her children and two husbands during her lifetime. this is the story of just a few north dakotans and actually just a few of those brave soldiers who were killed in action in vietnam, and as we continue to participate in the commemoration of the vietnam war, i believe it is critically important that we continue to honor and appreciate the sacrifice and to help educate the younger generation like the bismarck high students that are helping me with this project on the importance of sacrifice and commitment to our country. thank you madam president. i yield the floor. and sugges