, tunie, come in here.t row? and i thought oh oh, lord, oh, lord, i was like yeah, yeah, lena, that's my mom. she said, well, she's just grinning at me and i'm grinning at her and we are having a good time! >> stephen: [laughs] [applause] fans of "law & order: svu" would want me to ask you this about medical examiner playing the medical examiner melinda warner, is it true that you inspired people with that role to become forensic examiners? i've never inspired anyone to be a forensic examiner. >> tamara: i can't tell you how many times people have approached me and said "i'm studying forensic medicine." when i say people, i mean black women who are saying i study forensic science because of your role on the show, or my daughter is studying forensic science or my sister is starting forensic science. that's the power of television. that's the power of what we do. >> stephen: i would ask you, working with prop bodies and organs and everything if it would bother you but i understand you had an unusual prep for