[T.j. Holmes, Cnn Anchor:] All right. Good morning, everybody. From the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING, December 14th.
[Betty Nguyen, Cnn Anchor:] Yes, all day long.
[Holmes:] All day, yes. It will be Sunday all day long. Good morning to you all. I'm T.J. Holmes.
[Nguyen:] Yes, hello, everybody. Thanks for joining us. I'm Betty Nguyen. All right. We're going to be talking about a lot of things today, including what is next for Laura Bush. She's going to be moving out of the White House, but she is not slowing down. We've got some inside scoop from the first lady in a one-on-one interview.
[Holmes:] Yes, what do you do after the White House? And also, they want to answer the call. But the Catholic Church says women should not be priests. The hot debate, you've heard about it, that's been going on for a couple of years, really hot and heavy, but you're going to hear from both sides this morning on our Faces of Faith. Good conversation we're going to have this morning.
[Nguyen:] And we do want to begin with this, the pay-to-play scandal. I know you're familiar with that. Well, that has left a governor's career just hanging on by a thread. And tomorrow, Illinois's top congressional leaders hold a special session to discuss stripping Governor Rod Blagojevich of his power to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat.
[Holmes:] And they could also talk about impeaching him. Blagojevich, of course, is accused of trying to sell that office, the former seat held by President-elect Barack Obama. You see him there. He was holed up yesterday with his high-profile defense attorney, Ed Genson. You might know the name there because he's represented some pretty high-profile people, including media tycoon, Conrad Black. Now, he ended up going to prison for defrauding his company. But also, he's defended R&B; singer, R. Kelly, who actually beat the charges on child pornography. That was this summer when that happened. Now, as Blagojevich plans his next steps, we're also learning more about the type of contact the Obama administration has had with the governor. The "Chicago Tribune" reporting the President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, did talk with the governor about a possible Senate replacement. Now, the story does not suggest that Emanuel acted inappropriately. Sources tell CNN he is, in fact, not a target of that probe.
[Nguyen:] All right. So, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is calling on Blagojevich to quote, "do the right thing." Take a listen. [Begin Video Clip, Cltv]
[Mayor Richard Daley,  Chicago:] He should, first of all, look at his family. And also understanding what the people of Illinois want. And he should do the right thing on behalf of his family and on behalf of the people of Illinois. I really believe that, he has to really look deep in his heart, in his soul, and figure that out what is good for his family and for the people of Illinois.
[Nguyen:] And up until now, Daley has been quiet about the federal corruption case against Blagojevich. Well, our question for you now. Here it is: Do you trust your elected leaders? Send us an email to the address on the television screen right there. It is Weekends@CNN.com. We're going to read some of those responses a little bit later this morning. And I'm sure, T.J., they're going to be good.
[Holmes:] You know they will be. Well, good and bad.
[Nguyen:] Yes.
[Holmes:] Well, back to the story now about Caylee Anthony we've been talking about, again, in the past couple of days. DNA results are not back yet, but most people, including police, are pretty confident now that little Caylee Anthony's remains have been found. Neighbors are making their thoughts known all along the street that the little girl once knew as home. Todd Wilson from our Orlando affiliate, WESH, spent the day on Suburban Drive near the crime scene. [Begin Videotape, Wesh]
[Todd Wilson, Wesh Reporter:] It's day three since a child's bones were found a quarter of a mile from the Anthony home. And as you see, the Orange County sheriff's office continues to work the site. Down the block, though, a familiar face has made an appearance.
[Leonard Padilla, Bounty Hunter:] It's a tragedy and...
[Wilson:] Leonard Padilla said he was happy when he heard the bones were found.
[Padilla:] Elation, and then, you get sadness because you're elated, because, hey, you know, I've been vindicated. I told them she was dead.
[Wilson:] Padilla says he's confident it's Caylee.
[Padilla:] And probably big enough, 10 square feet of that place back there all the way out to the road, they're going to know exactly how and when.
[Wilson:] It appears people have come to their own conclusion about whether Caylee is alive or dead. Memorials are laid out at the Anthony home and near the search site.
[Unidentified Female:] I just kind of think it's just really sad and unfortunate. And, you know, just a way to pay my respects for coming out here and, you know. And whether it is Caylee or not, there's a dead child.
[Wilson:] Padilla says any way you look at it, it's a sad way for a child to die.
[Padilla:] It was a little girl that had a whole lot of life left ahead of her. And it was taken away from her.
[Holmes:] All right. We are expecting to hear the results of the DNA evidence later this week. Right now, our Mike Brooks, our security analyst on the phone with us to talk a little bit more about this case. Mike, how does this change the case? If in fact this turns out to be her remains, what will that mean for her mother who is still in jail right now?
[Mike Brooks, Law Enforcement Analyst:] Well, T.J., it could mean that the prosecutors could actually start take a look again and maybe put the death penalty back on the table. But one of the things they're going to have to do is they're going to have to show that there was some kind of aggravated circumstance surrounding her death. But the results of the DNA and of her examination of the remains should be back sometime, I say mid-week, to about the latest on Friday. The remains were taken up to the FBI lab in Quantico on Friday, and they're in the hands of the FBI now.
[Holmes:] And, Mike, how much evidence will they be able to get from these remains, if, in fact, it is Caylee Anthony, the body, we assumed, if it is her again, if it is her, it's been there since about June? So, what kind of shape would those remains be in and in good enough shape for them to get a lot of evidence from?
[Brooks:] Well, they could probably get some there's probably some tissue. Now, sources were telling me that there was a piece of tape over the mouth of the skull. And under that tape, T.J., it was actually duct tape, they could get some tissue. And also, there's a hair. There's a, you know, the hair is there. There was hair on the skull, also. They'll be able to tell with the DNA match, with the root, whether or not it is Caylee for sure. They're probably preliminarily, already know that it's her. But they're not going to say for sure what until they've completed the entire autopsy and examination.
[Holmes:] And a utility worker actually happened upon the remains, found them in a plastic bag. What I guess, what, does this tell you about whoever did this and what they were trying to do as far as getting rid of this body? Did they I guess, you know, do a good- enough job, if you will, trying to do what they were trying to do which hide the body? But what do you see about what does this tell us about the perpetrator?
[Brooks:] Well, you know, T.J., it's very, very close to the home. And many times, you'll see a perpetrator will dump the body in an area that they know. I mean, right next to this wooded area, T.J., was the elementary school that the mother, Casey and her brother, Lee, went to. I mean, the house is literally less than a quarter of a mile, her grandparents' house, where she was living with Caylee, was less than a quarter of a mile from this scene. Now yesterday, on Saturday, FBI agents were back at the scene, assisting Orange County sheriffs. And they were sifting through dirt. And having been a former FBI evidence response team member like these people out there were, they were digging up dirt, putting them in buckets and they were going through sifting, looking for any piece of evidence that they could find within that whole wooded area. So, it's going to, I think they should be almost done with the scene. And then after they're done, they'll turn it over to the defense team because that was requested at a hearing on Thursday.
[Holmes:] All right. We're expecting to get the results maybe later this week, and those DNA tests, a confirmation about the remains, which a lot of people, including police are saying right now is Caylee Anthony. Mike Brooks, our security analyst, we're going to be talking to you a little bit later as well this morning. Mike, we appreciate you. Talk to you again here soon, buddy.
[Nguyen:] Well, we do want to update you on another investigation. Police in Woodburn, Oregon are beginning to identify possible suspects in a bomb blast that killed two officers, that's according to the "Associated Press." Police Captain Tom Tennant and state police bomb technician, William Hakim, died Friday night. The two had been called to check on a suspicious device at a local bank. But when they took it inside, it exploded. Woodburn's police chief was critically injured. And so far, there are no suspects named. Well a vigil for the bombing victims was held last night in Woodburn's downtown plaza. Woodburn is about 30 miles south of Portland. A $35,000 reward is being offered for information leading to those responsible for the bomb.
[Holmes:] All right. The Big Three in Detroit are walking around with a "Help Wanted" sign around their necks right about now. The White House says they're trying to figure out how to help them, trying to figure out how or if to rescue the ailing auto industry. No decision on that just yet. But here are some things experts say they could do. They could take the cash from the TARP program, that's the Troubled Asset Relief Program, you know, the one that bailed out the financial industry, to make loans to the automakers. Now, they could also use some of that money as collateral, to back up loans from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program. The administration could also decide not to do anything right now. Or they could leave the whole thing for the new Congress to deal with.
[Nguyen:] So, while the White House tries to decide whether to throw Detroit a life line, car dealers say that they are worried about their industry, in general, and their own cash flow concerns in particular.
[Jack Fitzgerald, Dealership Owner:] This is not a happy time in America right now. People are very concerned. They're very uptight, very cautious. And so, when a major industry, like the automobile industry, gets into trouble it's a big impact. And everybody has a car. Everybody has to buy parts for their car.
[Unidentified Female:] People are getting their car serviced, so they don't have to worry about having to buy a car right now. You know, it's hard right now. It's scary. You know, with the three big companies that could go out, you know, people don't want to have to deal with the issues, dealing with G.M., Ford, and Chrysler, and having to buy another vehicle right now. So, they're servicing their cars longer.
[Nguyen:] Well, 14 car dealerships have closed this year in Maryland, including one that had been in business for more than 50 years.
[Holmes:] All right. Well, a convenience store clerk finds himself in a petty tight spot and he can thank a customer for coming to the rescue.
[Nguyen:] Look at the video. And you're going to want to watch the video we've got coming up for you a little bit later. I sat down with First Lady Laura Bush. Find out if she has any regrets after eight years in the White House.