spice that does it. but i prefer this cure. let's go to czechoslovakia for a moment. the first beer spa has been -- >> now you're talking. >> not only do you bathe in this very warm beer. it's a mixture of warm beer and mineral water. arnlt the h-- arnlt the hops an the minerals combine. salespeople are concerned about the alcohol consumption in czechoslovakia. and on that note, deborah feyerick, i will hand this thing over to you. deb feyerick in for our frld fredricka whitfield. always good to have you down. >> really appreciate it, t.j. you have a great afternoon. well, we begin this hour with a growing scandal surrounding congressman anthony weiner. police are investigating another set of twitter messages. this time, it involves a teenage girl. cnn's jason carroll is in the

congressman's home district in queens in new york city. he caught up with the congressman earlier today. jason, it is just not getting any better. what did he tell you? >> reporter: well, a number of things. first let's talk about this online contact that congressman weiner had with this teenage girl in delaware. she's reportedly 17 years old. detectives did speak with her. she told them that none of the contact that she had with the congressman was inappropriate. well, early this morning, i had an opportunity to speak with congressman weiner. he came out of his apartment here in queens. he was running errands, just dropping off dry cleaning, going to the atm, things like that. i asked him about this online contact that he had with this teenage girl. also asked him about a number of other subjects -- about the calls for his resignation, also about the support that he's been receiving from his constituents. take a listen. i just want to get for the record here about the 17-year-old girl. as you know, that's what a number of people are talking about at this point.

in terms of this 17-year-old, have you had any contact with her? >> we put out a statement on that. she's spoken. she's spoken. i think that record is pretty clear. are you but for the record, just coming from you -- >> nothing explicit. nothing indecent, absolutely nothing inappropriate. >> reporter: just wanted to also ask you about a recent poll came out showing 56% of your constituents say you should not resign. and are supporting you. i'm just wondering -- >> i've made some mistakes. i've acknowledged it. i'm trying to make it up to my wife and my family. but i also have to make it clear to my constituents i want to get back to work for them and it's not easy to do in this environment. but i'm doing the best i can. >> reporter: just to reconfirm about resignation, at this point you have no plans -- >> i have no news for you today. nothing changing. nothing has changed. >> you are not resigning? >> reporter: as you heard there,

on a number of different issues, the congressman says he has no plans to resign, says he will be back at work on monday in washington. debb debbie? >> has there been any sign that he's either meeting with constituents? is it a phone campaign? how is he reaching out to the folks who elected him to regain their confidence in his leadership abilities? >> reporter: well, he said when he was here that he's had an opportunity to make phone calls. assuming one of those calls may be to some of the local politicians who are here. you'll recall that congressman charlie rangel game out in support of congressman weiner, basically saying he feels as though this whole idea of resigning is media hype and that he doesn't feel as though congressman weiner should resign. but he did say this morning that he has had the opportunity to speak to people in his district and hearing what they have to say. so that's what he's been doing up until this point. >> jason carroll live for us

today, we'll check back with you a little later on. thank you so much. well, now to a trial that everyone's talking about. that of casey anthony. she's the young florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. it's another saturday of testimony. and the prosecution is still front and center presenting its case. sean laven is at the courthouse for us in orlando. some pretty compelling testimony already today given what we heard yesterday and the pictures we saw of the little girl and what the forensics found in the woods. >> reporter: today, there was more major testimony given today. just within the last hour, the state brought out the duct tape. they had a crime scene tech who was there three years ago looking through all the remains, come out and identify it on the stand. the duct tape is major because the prosecutors say casey took the duct tape and stretched it over her little daughter's mouth to suffocate and kill her.

there's also testimony from a bug expert this morning who testified how hundreds of flies were found in casey anthony's trunk. the prosecution went ahead and made sure the jury understood how important that was. take a listen. >> when you say the body was deposited there, is it your opinion the body was deposited there as a skeleton or that it was deposited there as a complete body but just in the early stages of decomposition? what can you tell us about that? >> well, i believe since we did have blow flies -- a few blow flies come in, in my opinion, we did not have skeletal remains being deposited there. the insect group that we found was consistent with a body that was partially decomposed, purging fluids, somewhere in that realm.

>> but still with soft tissue? >> oh, yes, with considerable soft tissue. >> reporter: now, the defense has their own expert that will be coming soon. that expert is going to say that there was no decomposing body in the car. we'll see what the jury believes when the verdict comes in. >> sean, do you have any sense of when the prosecution plans to wrap up its case so the defense can begin presenting their defense? >> reporter: the prosecution hopes that it will be probably by the end of next week where they'll be able to rest their case. then it's up to lead attorney jose baez to try to cave casey anthony's life and get a not guilty verdict for her. >> sean, thank you so much. we'll check in with you later on. in about 15 minutes, we'll bring in our legal guys to talk more about this case as well as a case known as the red bull defense, energy drinks and insanity. you don't want to miss that right here in the "newsroom." and in the western u.s., a

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republican presidential debate hosted by cnn. paul steinhauser is live from the cnn express in manchester where the debate is being held. paul, we're going to talk about the debate in just a moment. but first, what new details do you have about why gingrich's staff left and what he's saying about the walk-out? >> reporter: yeah, some serious differences of opinion. talking about the top staffers, top advisers for his campaign. i guess what we're hearing from them is they felt the former house speaker wasn't committed enough to campaigning, committed enough to fund-raising. gingrich says he is committed and will do whatever it takes. i guess you could say the debate, monday night, he probably has the most proof of anybody on the stage. let's take two for gingrich. >> do you really believe that he can resurrect his campaign compared to the other candidates that are going to be there? does he have to really win this one technically?

>> reporter: i think if i were newt gingrich right now, i would try to maybe hit a home run on monday night, try to stand out if possible. but let's go back four years. john mccain in 2007, many people considered him down and out. he came back and won the nomination. anything is possible in politics. >> paul, you have seven candidates. who do you think are going to be the strongest candidates and which candidates do you think have the most to prove of all seven? >> reporter: i think the one with the most at stake, i guess you could say, or the most to lose would be mitt romney right now. the former massachusetts governor is making a second bid for the white house. he is perceived to be the frontrunner right now because of his campaigning and his staff. who has the most to game? maybe somebody like rick santorum who is not well known outside of social conservative. it's a good chance for him to be in the spotlight to a national audience. also there, herman cain, the former ceo of godfather's pizza.

ron paul, the congressman from texas. you've got former minnesota governor at any titim pawlenty . and michelle bachmann. >> don't forget, you can tune in here monday night, 8:00 p.m. eastern for the republican presidential debate from new hampshire, seven candidates, as you saw. they're all going to be taking part. all going to be trying to convince you why you should vote for them. and cnn's john king will be the moderator. we're getting a whole new look at sarah palin in her own words after releasing 24,000 pages of e-mail s she wrote as governor of alaska. we see a woman focused on politics yet completely surprised when john mccain names her as his running mate. drew griffin has been going over the e-mails and he's live for us in juneau. this is fascinating. what are you learning that has really surprised you about these

exchanges? >> reporter: yeah, i just want to -- on that point, august 2008, she's becoming widely known on the national stage but she really has no idea earlier in that month that john mccain seems to be even looking at her. i draw your attention to this e-mail she sent on august 4th. this was after then senator obama, the candidate, gave a speech about energy. >> reporter: little did she know in just a couple of weeks, she would be the person who would attack obama. i want to bring you this, too. she's talking about going to the republican national convention. this is just like five days after she wrote that e-mail about obama.

she's talking about how she wants to limit her stay there. travel a day before and a day after that main speech. i don't want to be there five days, no need to. obviously, deb, that trip, she stayed a lot longer. it changed her life. she went right on the campaign trail. and this is the first reference we have on august 29th, 2008, that she says anything about being picked for the vice presidential nominee. she says to a friend -- can you believe it! he told me yesterday, it moved fast. pray, i love you. from a historical perspective, this is just a gold mine for anybody who might want to right a book about sarah palin and her rise to power. not a lot of bombshells, as i think we and a lot of other media outlets have been reporting. but certainly interesting behind-the-scene look at this governor-turned-candidate. >> i remember when there was nobody knew who mccain's running

mate was going to be and it wasn't until somebody got the number of a plane coming in from alaska that we find out that palin was the pick. she seemed to be engaged and pretty much on top of things, right? >> reporter: i'm going to tell you, she really is a different person in these e-mails than was portrayed in the national media. a hard-working, extremely loyal to her staff, courteous to many people who write to her on such crazy issues. she does get a little combative on some of the blogs that have attacked her and her administration. she says just disbelief in how they could make up lies. but you see a very hard-working, issue-oriented governor here working hard over and over again for the state of alaska and doing incredible things about trying to save money. at one point, she was being criticized because she was hosting a football team, a traveling football team at the

governor's mansion. she said, somebody just donated boxes of brownies, i'll bake the brownies myself, that way we won't spend any money on this. >> drew, thank you so much. maybe the title of her book should be "sarah palin before and after." we'll check in with you a little later on. thanks so much. housing prices, low. interest rates, also low. seems like a good time to buy. but is it? we'll explore that coming up next.

christine romans takes a look at buying versus renting. >> if i own my own home, i wouldn't have these amenities. >> reporter: amenities aside, 23-year-old zander clark is at an age when some people consider buying their own homes. >> i've thought about investing in purchasing a home. my father purchased a home when he was my age. so when i knew hifs going to move to baltimore, i looked at properties but i knew in my line of work that i would need to be relocatable. >> reporter: zander's seen friends who own homes struggling. >> it's been on the market for a year and they're not getting the price they're asking for. >> reporter: the numbers tell the story. homeownership has dropped steeply from its peak rate above 69% in 2004 to the current just above 66%. homeownership is now at the level it was in 1998. but even those who have the money and withstand the tougher

credit checks are opting not to buy but to rent instead. chris mayer researches for columbia business school. >> a lot of people are saying, even if i can make the down payment, even if i have the income and i've got the credit, is this really the best time to jump into the market. >> reporter: doug bibby is president of the national multihousing council. >> we're seeing some opting not to buy even though they can afford it because some are bidding on housing prices falling further, some predictions they will fall more. others are betting on the ability to change. >> reporter: and with the jobless rate at 9.10%, being able to pick up and go where the jobs are is critical. >> i prefer to rent. i like the flexibility that comes along with renting. >> reporter: the face of a new generation of renters and perhaps the future of home-dwelling in general. >> i think there's a lot of evidence that people need to have down payments. so we should have available options for people who are not in a position in their lives to be owners.

there's nothing wrong with that and hopefully we'll start to eliminate some of the stigma. so when people buy, they'll buy for good reasons. >> reporter: christine romans, cnn, new york. and for a lot of people, their work keeps them on the move. zander works in human resources for a large department store and he can definitely see another move in his future. next, it's being called the red bull defense. a man arrested for smothering his father is blaming an energy drink. will it hold up in court? wait until you hear what our legal guys have to say. ♪ what do you see yourself doing after you do retire? client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize. "i better start doing something." we open up that box. we organize it.

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graphic testimony lately in the trial of casey anthony, all about her little girl's body which was found six months after she was last seen. we're going to bring in avery friedman who's in cleveland. richard herman joins us from las vegas. first of all, i was watching this trial. i am riveted by this trial. day 16, we heard the forensics, how they found the girl. avery, how does that affect the jury, the graphic testimony? >> well, this is the most dramatic part of the trial. it is the crescendo that the prosecution is building to achieve their obligation of proving their case beyond a reasonable doubt. they've done it carefully, methodically, they've done it smart. but again, the skull, the idea of testimony, even the part

about drawing the body into the woods where bones were gnawed by animals, obviously is having an effect. question, prejudice durable versus probative. probative prevails. it's an appropriate way to prosecute the case. >> talking about the garbage that was in the trunk of casey's car, first of all, what kind of mother drives around with garbage in her car? it's not even logical. they find traces of chloroform on it. why do you think they're spending so much time on this? >> well, one of the keys the the prosecution's case is casey put the child after she was dead in the trunk and drove around with her about four or five days, deciding what to do with the body. so they're trying to show forensically that that body was in that car, that was casey's car. so therefore she had to have killed the child and drove her around in her car. problem is, they can't link casey to driving the car around with the baby.

they cannot link it, deb. the prosecution has a lot of problems. they went overkill on this forensic kram scene photos. of course they're admissible in every case. but they went overboard. and that overlay video that they played in court yesterday, that's absolutely going to be grounds for a reversible error in this case. it was horrible to do that. with a week to go, the government just haven't done it. . >> avery, ewe saying that's probative, not prejudicial, which is interesting. but do you think the defense has been able to undermine the testimony put forth by prosecution that in fact george anthony, the father, was the one responsible for the girl's death? has that really stuck as far as the cross-examination? >> well, jose baez, in the history and the annals of american criminal law, you have to take that criminal statement and put it at the bottom.

that unfortunately has set the tone here. to answer the question, deb, i don't think much, if not all, of the prosecution's evidence has been undermined in the least. again, we're going to hear the defense coming up after -- in about a week. but the fact is that the evidence has essentially been irrefutable. the defense really has not done much of anything to bias the jury into thinking that maybe there's some justification. i think the defense is in a world of trouble. >> before we segway to the next story, i want to say, does she have to testify, avery, yes or no? >> yes. >> richard, yes or no? >> if she testifies, she's going to get convicted and get sentenced to death. >> okay. it's going to be interesting. >> that means a no. >> that is the wild card. we're going to turn to the red bull defense. this energy drink basically, any energy drinks, basically.

there was a man arrested back in 2009 for smothering his 85-year-old father. he said he was so exhausted, he drank the energy drink and that he went insane. >> five doctors examined him. five doctors made the same finding. the government agreed with the doctors. they presented a plea deal to the judge and the judge accepted it. >> avery, do you think that, in fact, it's fair for somebody who has admitted to killing his dad, that a mental institution is where a person like that should be? >> red bull didn't work. twinkie didn't work ten years ago. judge did the right thing. >> it means ta he did not know what he was doing when he drank this drink and that it was some sort of surge of energy. do you think we're going to see

this kind of defense cropping up all over the place, richard? >> anything that could hamper the mental abilities of someone at the time of a crime -- five doctors supported it. pretty powerful. it did go -- the temporary insanity was accepted. there's about a $400,000 inheritance that was going to be divide between the brothers -- >> the brother said he was crazy enough to get away with murder. we're going to check in with you in just a few moments. don't go away. wesley snipes is still trying to get out of prison. this time, he's appealed to the supreme court. and in alabama, a crackdown on illegal immigration, set to be the toughest in the nation. we'll go to the birmingham area for some reaction. with scientifically proven soy complex

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well, checking our top stories at the half hour, police in delaware are investigating another set of twitter messages from congressman anthony weiner this time to a teenage girl.

this morning, weiner told cnn's jason carroll that his tweets to the girl were neither explicit nor indecent. police say there's no proof of any inappropriate contact. high winds, low humidity in arizona, both expected to fan the flames of the massive wildfire in the eastern part of the state. the blaze has scorched an area bigger than los angeles. right now, firefighters are trying to keep it from spreading into new mexico. and a new illegal immigration law that's said to be the toughest in the nation is on the books in alabama. it takes effect september 1th. it requires the state to check the citizenship of every child who enrolls in school. critics say it is racist and mean-spirited. rafael romo is in alabaster near birmingham. what kind of reaction are you hearing there? this impacts not only immigrants but also anybody who might come into contact with them effectively. >> reporter: that's right, deb.

we're more than three months before the law actually goes into effect on september 1st and we are already noticing that many people, especially in the hispanic community, are very afraid. there's a lot of misinformation. and people just talking about what's going to happen to their children, what's going to happen if they're stopped and they have somebody in their car who's undocumented? take a look at the latino newspaper here in alabaster, alabama. the front page news, it says, the governor of alabama signed law against undocumented immigrants. and as you can see, it's big news here. and here with me is the owner of this grocery store, it's one of the most popular stores here in alabaster. ray brito is not only an immigrant but also a businessman who is now going to have to be required to verify the legal status of anybody he hires. so, ray, thank you very much for being with us. how do you feel about this

requirement? are you going to have to verify the legal status of everybody you hire here at your story? >> i feel very devastated by this because a lot of people, spanish people, they're not legally here. that's our workforce right now. >> reporter: have you noticed that people are already getting worried about this, people who maybe are not coming back to the store, people who are already hiding? >> yeah, there's people out that are really afraid. they're planning to go to some other state that it's not the same as this state with alabama with this law. they're planning to leave. >> reporter: how do you personally feel about this law? >> i personally feel that it's going to hurt everybody. it's going to hurt me as a businessman and it's going to hurt the families and the kids cannot go to school. it's going to hurt everybody. >> reporter: rey, thank you very much. just so you know, the governor of alabama, robert bentley, says

this law is necessary for security reasons and also to create more opportunities for people who are legally here, immigrants or otherwise. i was taking a look at some of the numbers. the state of alabama has a population of 4.8 million people. of those, it's estimated that about 120,000 are undocumented here. that's about 2.5% of the population. but, again, they say it's very important and that's the reason why he signed it. >> rafael, thank you so much. it's going to be very interesting to see whether the citizens of the state are actually pointing out, reporting their neighbors. thank you so much. really appreciate it. another state, another controversial law. this one bans organizations like planned parenthood from receiving medicaid if they provide abortions. but will it hold up in court? what our legal guys are thinking next. good! it must be if you're doing all that overnight shipping. that must cost a fortune. it sure does. well, if it doesn't have to get there overnight, you can save a lot with priority mail flat rate envelopes. one flat rate to any state, just $4.95. that's cool and all... but it ain't my money.

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jurors in the retrial of rod blagojevich have the weekend off. they began deliberating yesterday after six weeks of testimony. the former illinois governor faces 20 counts in all and he's accused of trying to sell president obama's u.s. senate seat. jurors in his first trial deadlocked on all but one count. and days after former

presidential candidate jonathan ellington was je john in a court filing obtained by our affiliate, edwards says answering questions under oath would violate his fifth amendment right not to incriminate himself. now to wesley snipes serving time for tax evasion. he keeps appealing but he keeps being denied. first we're going to look at wesley snipes. monday, the u.s. supreme court said it would not hear the actor's latest appeal. richard, was it a strong case he made as to why he should be given a new appeal, a new trial? >> well, he said he couldn't get a fair trial in ocala, florida, because that's the hotbed of klan activity.

he's brought allegations in florida naming florida as his residence. it was a stupid, ridiculous appeal and it was not such a hot defense. although at trial, you'll remember he got acquitted of the felony charges, only got convicted of the misdemeanor charges and the judge slammed him with a very harsh prison sentence here. we're talking $40 million for which he failed to file tax returns and pay taxes on. >> avery, wesley snipes, he can fight vampires but when he goes up against the irs, it's just not going to win. do you really think -- is it enough now? should he just basically accept the fact that he's got six months more to go? all right. we've got a little bit of a problem with your mike -- avery, are you there?

not yet. we're going to come back to you. richard, let me ask you -- should wesley snipes just let this go? is he done? >> well, the judge said, wesley, give it up, brother, you're not going anywhere with this. but if you go to prison, you're going to fight hard. any last bit, you're going to fight. that's what he did. but really doesn't have a chance. >> let's move on. next topic, very important, indiana planned parenthood. tuesday, a new law took effect in illinois keeping medicaid groups like planned parenthood, just because they offer abortions. this seems fundamentally unfair, especially since planned parenthood is on record saying, we don't use state or federal money for those abortions. do you think this is right? >> it's not right. medicaid funding -- i'm sorry, go ahead, avery. >> since we lost you.

do you think this is really targeting just women? what do you think? avery? >> oh, all right. it is clearly unconstitutional. same law was held unconstitutional in texas, missouri. there was a temporary restraining order denied. the new abortion law in indiana, which takes effect on july 1st, deb, will also be held unconstitutional. it's heading to the u.s. supreme court. >> avery, do you see this as really -- why are they going after planned parenthood when there are other -- there are clinics that offers it, there are hospitals that offer it. this seems almost like a personal vendetta against this organization, avery. >> yeah, i think you nailed it. planned parenthood has been a strong advocate of women's rights and reproductive rights. that's where the focus has been. 9,300 women in indiana will be adversely affected by this law. but ultimately, deb, it's going

to be held unconstitutional. it's a right that women have and they've had it since the '70s. >> richard, do you see this going to the supreme court? do you see this as going to the mats? >> it probably will. medicaid funding is comprised of state and federal funds. the federal government said if the state width holds their funds, the feds will. that's $4 billion lost every year by the state. they're targeting any institution that provides abortions. >> obviously the problem there is that it affects women's health in general because it's going to go after the institutions that are providing it, certainly to the poor and the uninsured. thanks for joining us, avery and richard. hundreds of children are facing a future without their family. they're orphans of the huge tsunami that hit japan. so i was the guy who was never going to have the heart attack.

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well, japan marked the three-month anniversary of the fukushima nuclear disaster today with a huge protester. decorators marched to demand safer energy. three reactors at the fukushima

daiichi nuclear plant were melted down forcing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, contaminating farms and fisheries. more than 15,000 people died when the huge tsunamis hit, among those moms, dads and grandparents of millions of children left alone. this is one girl's story. >> reporter: a landscape of nothingness for this 15-year-old, only her young imagination can paint what was once her house. she describes a horror a child still cannot comprehend. i can't remember how i was washed away, she says. that's where you ended up? with my mother under the rubble in the nearby school swimming pool. she was alive and talking but trapped. she told me to get out. when i told her, okay, i'm going, she cried, don't go. but i still left her. another tsunami wave then hit,

throwing her on the roof where she lay bleeding for two days until rescuers arrived. her closest guardians, her great grandmother, grandmother and her mother all died. she is an orphan at age 15. now living alone in a dorm room at a new high school, the last photo she took of her mother sits nearby, a picture pulled along with a few precious others pulled from the debris. japan's government is still trying to get an accurate count of exactly how many children were orphaned by this tsunami. what they know is that there are 1,200 children at least who have lost one parent, 200 who lost both. but the government adds it is still counting. >> never forget about their life. >> reporter: forgetting the victims is already a problem, says this man, a group helping

orphans who says there are barely any inquiries anymore about how to help the children. her wallet is the only physical remnant that survived the tsunami. a junior high graduation from her mother miraculously found by search crews. i don't feel anything about any of this, she says. perhaps it's better that way for now. because when those feelings come, there will be no one there to help her cope. severe weather has also hit all over the u.s. it can impact your summer vacations and make them costly. how to protect yourself, coming up next. ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind

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recapping our top story, police in delaware are investigating another set of twitter messages from congressman anthony weiner. this time to a teenage girl. this morning, weiner told cnn's jason carroll that his tweets to the girl were neither explicit, indecent or inappropriate. police say there's no evidence of any inappropriate contact. republican presidential hopefuls are getting ready to face off in their first debate monday night in new hampshire. it will air live on cnn. former house speaker newt gingrich plans to be there, despite having to restaff and restart his campaign. his top aides quit this week over differences on how the campaign should be run. and pure pageantry in great britain for the queen's official birthday celebration. thousands of people turned out for the annual extravaganza. queen elizabeth turned 85 on april 21st. but her special day is always celebrated in june when it's a lot warmer