indian children and their families together. cnn legal analyst avery freedman says in this case, the law was misused. it s a wonderful law which seeks to preserve the integrity of families of native americans, but it cannot be used as a bludgeon to destroy the integrity of an existing family. the assistant attorney general for the cherokee nation says the law is clear. some of the protections provided by the child welfare act, there s a placement preference, if children are removed by the state or if they re placed in private adoption placement. the first preference is for a family member. reporter: but in cases like this, what about the child? everybody keeps saying how bad they feel for us. but i mean, she s a 2-year-old girl who got shoved in a truck and drove to oklahoma with strangers.
back. brown s attorney said he claimed he d been tricked into signing papers agreeing to give up his daughter. brown won full custody under a law called the indian welfare act of 1978. the law was designed to keep indian children and their families together. cnn legal analyst avery freedman says in this case the law was misused. it s a wonderful law which seeks to preserve the integrity of families of native americans. but it cannot be used as a bludgeon to destroy the the integrity of an existing family. reporter: the assistant attorney general for the cherokee nation says the law is clear. some of the protections provided by the indian child welfare act, there s a placement preference. if children are removed by the state or if they re placed in private adoption placement, the first preference is for a family member. reporter: in cases like this, what about the child?
up his daughter. the law was designed to keep indian children and their families together. cnn legal analyst avery freedman says in this case, the law was misused. it s a wonderful law which seeks to preserve the integrity of families of native americans, but it cannot be used as a bludgeon to destroy the integrity of an existing family. the assistant attorney general for the cherokee nation says the law is clear. some of the protections provided by the indian child welfare act, there s a placement preference, if children are removed by the state or if they re placed in a private adoption placement. the first choice is a family member. reporter: but in cases like this, what about the child? everybody keeps saying how bad they feel for us.
missed the new hampshire debate last night. plus, if you re driving while sick, one study says it s just as bad as driving while drunk. why you shouldn t get behind the wheel if you re not feeling too well. and is there ever enough time in the day? we ll give you an idea about some extra time on the clock later this year. we ll explain. we start with politics and the race to be the republican presidential nominee. the new hampshire primary is now just two days away, so you could have expected fireworks at last night s abc news debate in manchester. well you may have been disappointed. there were a few shots fired, but surprisedi in surprisingl front-runner mitt romney wasn t always the target. we have the highlights. reporter: good morning, gary. round one of this doubleheader of debates this weekend up here in new hampshire is over, and guess what front-runner mitt romney is still the front-runner. the former massachusetts governor who s way ahead in polls in new
by stabbing, you won t believe who he s targeting, a former fbi profiler and a crime consultant takes us inside the investigation. politics and beer? believe it or not, there is a connection, and it could decide who wins in new hampshire. sam adams with the lagger and i m voting for jon huntsman. and exclusive, the queen of soul, the legendary aretha franklin on her plans to remarry. well, i might get marry now. i need someone to take care of me. that and more, right here, right now on cnn. hello, everyone, i m don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. you re in the cnn newsroom. i want you to imagine this, a stranger showing up out of know where and taking your child and the court makes you stand by and just let it happen. that s exactly how a south carolina couple feels after losing custody of the 2-year-old girl they adopted and raised from birth. they re in a nasty battle with her biological father. who turned up and took her away with the full blessing of