jury of her peers, but her city isn't ready to welcome her home. i'm yunji de nies for "nightline" in orlando. thanks to yunji de nies for that. next up in this special hour-long edition of "nightline" tonight, casey anthony won her trial today. but has she lost what remained of her family? >> juror number 1. >> that it was important for people to serve no matter what. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste?

a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol.

>> announcer: this special edition of "nightline" continues from orlando, florida with terry moran. i'm terry more nn orlando, florida. and welcome back to our special hour-long edition of "nightline." we're here with this stunning

verdict today in the trial of casey anthony. this trial's just put incredible strains on her family. defense lawyers accused both her father, george, and her brother, lee, of sexually abusing her. with today's verdict she is safe from the death penalty. but the life they face will not be easy. there they were again in the back of the courtroom today as they'd been so many days. george and cindy anthony awaiting the moment of truth for their family. >> we find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: casey wept. her parents quietly left. afterwards the lawyers spoke to the press mob. their statements touched with sorrow for one family forever shattered. >> while we're h hpy for casey, there are no winners in this case. >> for us the case has never been about the defendant in particular. it's always about -- it has always been about seeking justice for caylee and speaking on her behalf. >> reporter: this evening in the statement the anthony family, george, cindy, and their son,

lee, issued through their lawyer, they tried to look ahead. they will now begin the long process of rebuilding their lives, it said. >> you learned in december of 2008 that the remains of your granddaughter were found. what effect did that have on you when you learned that caylee's remains had been found? >> a deep -- a deep hurt inside. >> reporter: the whole world witnessed their pain in this trial. last week it was excruciating as george anthony took the stand again and could no longer bear it all. >> up to that moment had you held out the hope that caylee would be found alive? >> absolutely. every day from july 15th until the day we were told it was

cayl caylee. >> reporter: his granddaughter, little caylee, lived in their home. he and his wife were her primary caregivers, as seen here in these homemeovies licensed by abc news. >> do you need a break, mr. anthony? >> no, sir. i need to get through this. i need to have something inside of me get through this. >> do you need a break, mr. anthony? >> no, sir, i'm fine. >> reporter: his daughter the accused. >> casey is a very effective liar. >> he spins tales. >> reporter: the world has its opinions of her, in countless tv arguments. >> troubled, narcissistic, self-involved, selfish young lady. >> reporter: but he is her dad. >> did you ever tell the police that you thought your daughter murdered your granddaughter? >> i didn't believe that at that time, sir. i -- no. >> if you were to see them outside the courtroom and not know who they were, you would think this is a loving family.

>> reporter: steve helling covered the trial for "people" magazine. >> this is a family who seems to have it all. they don't have any problems. but once youou go into the courtroom and you see what they're looking at and what they're hearing and what their daughter is accused of doing, then you realize that they're holding each other just to keep each other strong. >> reporter: what they've gone through is so horrible. for months george and cindy searched for caylee. they never gave up hope. and when their daughter casey was jailed and jailhouse cameras captured their conversations, they stood by her, too, for a while. >> such a great job, mom. i want you to know that. you have. everybody has said that. everybody tells me every day. >> it's hard. but it's getting harder every day. >> reporter: and in passages from these tapes that prosecutors played for jurors casey anthony is by all appearances a loving member of this family. >> you've been a great dad, and you've been the best grandfather. don't for a second think otherwise. >> they seem to be a typical middle-class family living in

orlando. >> reporter: bianca priedo covered this trial for the "orlando sentinel." >> george and cindy were there every single day. they spoiled that child rotten. the drawers were packed with little girls' clothes. the walls were decorated with winnie the pooh. her little crib, they had taken the side board off because they converted it into a toddler bed. she had a little tea table. her teddy bear was sitting out. i mean, that child was absolutely adored and loved. >> reporter: you could see in those jailhouse conversations signs of the family fraying. >> would someone let me -- come on! >> reporter: and then in opening statements the bombshell. the accusation that this was a family riven by incest. >> it all began when casey was 8 years old and her father came into her room and began to touch her inappropriately. >> reporter: casey in her defense accused her father and her brother lee of sexually molesting her. on the witness stand george anthony flatly denied it.

>> have you ever sexually molested your daughter, casey anthony? >> no, sir. >> were you present in your home when caylee anthony died? >> no. >> did you dispose of the body of your granddaughter?r? >> no, i did not. i never knew of anything that happened to caylee until -- until our lives started to unfold on july 15th, 2008, and when caylee was found on december 11th. >> according to the defense, he's the villain here. he's thehene who sexually abused her. he's the one who took the body and put it there. he's the one who's effectively letting his daughter sit on trial for murder even though he knows the truth. >> reporter: for cindy anthony it was all a nightmare she could not wake up from.

you heard it and saw it when she took the witness stata and listened once again to the agonizing 911 call she made as the lies casey had told her and everyone else fell apart. >> we're talking about a 3-year-old little girl. my daughter fininly admitted that the babysitter stole her. i need to f fd her. >> reporter: she relived all the shock, the anger, the worry. it was too much. >> i told you my daughter was looking for her for a month. i just found her today but i can't find my granddaughter. she just admitted to me that she's been trying to find her herself. there's something wrong. i found my daughter's car today, and it smells like therere been a dead body in the damn car. >> reporter: there is one other member of this family, lee anthony, casey's brother, in those jailhouse tapes it seems there was so much love there, too. >> hey. >> hey, sis. >> how are you? >> i'm here.

>> reporter: but casey accused him. he even submitted to a paternity test to see if he was the father of her child. home movies. they hold our memories. for this family, though, they hold such awful darkness and tragedy. the world will move on now to the next big sensation. but the anthonys, father, mother, daughter, son, and a granddaughter lost. what can the future hold for them? >> i don't know how the anthony family will ever recover from that because what you hope is people don't think, well, because they found her not guilty her father must be ilty, her brother must be guilty. i don't know how you say to someone, i'm sorry i accused you of sexually abusing me. >> reporter: the jury has spoken. >> not guilty. >> reporter: but there is so much left unsaid. >> and it's a remarkable night with all the angles to bring you from this trial and the stunning verdict. next up in this special

hour-long edition of "nightline," sentencing for casey anthony is on thursday. es today's verdict mean that she's about to be a free woman? can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try...

and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. casey anthony has served two alreadhalf years in jail casey anthony has served two and a half years in jail already. and it's possible, given the

minor crimes that the jury did convict her on, that she could be released very soon. we want to talk about this case right now with abc's legal eagles, ashleigh banfield has been covering this trial from the beginning, and dan abrams, our legal analyst. ashleigh, let me go right to you. you were in the courtroom there when the verdict, this bombshell verdict came d dn. what was that like? >> you could have heard a pin drop. i don't mean that in a hyperbolic way. i mean it truly. everyone was silent. i think people were a little confused at the beginning. and then stunned. and i actually looked around to the lead detective on the case, who was behind me, yuri melich, and i think he just looked dashed >> what happened here, dan? what was your reaction? >> i was very surprised. i think -- i talked to you about the fact that i had correctly predicted that o.j. simpson would be acquitted and i was completely wrong about this case. what do i think happened? i think that the jurors simply did not believe that the cause of death has been proven. and as a result that there was reasonable doubt. those two things are connected.

meaning people talk about cause of death and they talk about reasonable doubt, but those two concepts are the two key concepts here. i think in the end these jurors were not convinced that there was enough evidence that thihi was a murder at all. there was the possssility it was an accident. remember, if these jurors are 60%, 70%, 80%, even 90% sure that she did it, they shouldn't convict legally. and it seems that they didn't. >> it's such a leap that you have to take between all the naughty things that were almost proven beyond a reasonable doubt that were going on before this child died and all the naughty things that went on after. but it's that gap. what happened during the time that child died? and that's a big leap for some. and it's a tiny leap for others. and it's all about what's reasonable in your heart. some people are reasonable here, and others are over here. and sometimes they're somewhere right in the middle. >> it's such a stunner, though.

and we were talking earlier. for so many people, they look at this jury, they just went haywire, this is a crazy jury. because we think we know the case so well. >> there's also theheifference between the truth and the legal truth. >> which is? >> well, first of all, people sitting at home get to see much more evidence and arguments, et cetera, than the jurors do. but secondly, when you're talking about the truth, people out there can say this is what i think happened. and they have every right to think that way. >> and you're only saying that because the fact's not in evidence. >> no, also because the legal standards. >> they see more evidence than we do. >> they do. but the legal truth, the legal truth is one that's very confining. and this comes back to the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt. it doesn't mean the jurors think she's innocece. it means that the jurors think there wasn't enough evidence here. and i think that's the key distinction. that's why, despite the fact i was stunned by the verdict, as a lawyer i'l'lstep back and i'll say, okay, i can understand the verdict and i think if you don't think about it through that prism, it's a hard verdict to

understand. >> i used to, when i covered trials many years ago, i used to ask lawyers, how many cases in your career did the jury gege s wrong you think you that didn't understand them? and i always got the answer, just a couple. >> i don't think it's fair to say a jury gets it wrong. every jury is different. they all have their collective pepeonalities. and we can never dash what those jurors do. those people in that courthouse gave up their lives for two months for our democracy. i appreciate everything they did. it's an unusual verdict. but i don't think we can ever say they're wrong. >> i'll say -- for example, the o.j. simpson jury, i think they got it wrong. it was an easy call for me. i think they got it wrong. >> or did the prosecutors get it wrong? >> i think the jury got it wrong. meaning -- but i expected them to get it wrong. but nevertheless, i still l thought they got it wrong. this jury -- i think, in my view, i thought there was probably enough evidence to convict on certainly one of the major charges. so in my personal opinion, do i think that they probably got it wrong? yeah. but does it matter what i think? absolutely not. >> let's take a look at something else in this case.

and that is the enormous media, talk radio, talk tv attention. you had not just millions of people watating, you had hundreds of people commenting and most of them were saying she's guilty. >> and they all showed up here. let me tell you, every day, they were fighting to get in. she's fighting it to get out. they're fighting to get in to get tickets. public tickets for the trial. never seen anything like that. >> how much is that -- how much did the publicity, how much did that very aggressive she's guilty mentality affect this trial? >> i think the publicity actually helped her. i think that high-profile trials, like to say that the media in this case was an assassin in effect, but i think actually in high-profile cases the jurors focusish more closely on the legal standard because they know the world is watching. and as a result, i think it tends to be an advantage. much to the disbelief of many criminal defense attorneys. >> or the lawyers are more meticulous about crossing every t and dotting every i, because

they know they could come out not just a loser but a mammoth loser in the eyes of the world. by the way, japanese television was up in the media room with me as well. this is everywhere. >> it's become a global sensation. and for the millions of people who think this verdict is wrong, that the jury got it wrong, thth also might think the system failed. >> t tt's where i disagree. that's where i agree with ashleigh, which is that even if i happen to have thought based on the evidence that i saw that i think that there was enough evidence, that doesn't mean the system failed. i actually think that the system works. meaning that these jurors collectively and very quickly came to the conclusion that they didn't believe there was proof beyond a reasonable doubt. that's not a failure of the legal system. >> right. >> again, that's the difference between the truth and the legal truth. >> and you may not like the outcome. you may not like the outcome of a particular trial, but nobody walked into anybody's house and put a black hood over their heads and made them disappear for six years without their family knowing. this is a great system. this country is one of the best systems in the world.

again, you don't like the verdict, doesn't mean it wasn't a just process. >> i'll put a final challenge then. well, then, where's the justice for caylee? >> tough one. i can't -- i wrestle with that every day with the evidence. i wrestle with it. >> the reality is that in many instances, particularly when you have a claim of an accident, i mean, if you believe there's an accident there's never going to be any justice, right? so to believe thaha there ought to be, quote, justice for caylee, you have to believe that someone committed a crime here and that as a result someone should be punished. in the end, the jurors didn't believe that, and so a justice for caylee, i think, is going to come in the minds and hearts of all the people who came to care and love her. >> and if anybody who thinks casey is guilty, she's not going to live the same life she ever did before. something's wrong. maybe she's not in prison. but she lives in her own personal prison. >> what an amazing case. ashleigh banfield, dan abrams, thanks very much for being here. and we'll be right back.

i'm terry moran in orlando, florida. we're here tonight for the dramatic verdict in the casey anthony trial, bringing you a special hour-long broadcast as a freight train rumbles by here. well, finding neutraral rors for the casey anthony trial was hard. no question about it. but in the end, casey anthony was tried by her peers. and we turn now to abc's juju chang with a look at who they are. >> as to the charge of first

degree murder, verdict as to count one, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: we don't know their names or their faces. they were strangers just eight weeks ago and have been sequestered ever since. today their anonymous judgment got the world's attention. >> not guilty. >> not guilty. >> reporter: they headed off without a word or any indication if or when they might talk. tonight, the jury is letting its decision speak for itself. >> the 12 jurors have declined to talk to you. absolute no. unequivocal no. >> universal -- >> universal, unequivocal no. >> reporter: a jury of seven women, five men. mostly white. just two black jurors. the youngest, a 32-year-old nursing student. the oldest? a 65-year-old white woman. many are parents with children about as young as caylee anthony would be. a handyman, a teacher, a retiree are among them. >> we appreciate the jury. >> reporter: the defense prevailed today with jurors

strategically hand-picked two months ago, 100 miles away. >> both sides ready to proceed? >> reporter: it was here in the pinellas county courthouse in clearwater, florida, where the jurors were selected. >> could you raise your hand in the jury room and vote for death? >> you always look at them with great hope. and you say her life, her case is in your hands. >> reporter: richard gabriel was a jury consultant for the defense. he says the team felt the cards were stacked against them. >> we knew from the very beginning that we probably would not get the jury that we needed, that we wouldn't be on a level playing field. >> reporter: the reason? >> why didn't mommy call police? >> mind-blowing new details in the casey anthony murder case. >> reporter: so much pre-trial publicity they feared it would make it impossible to find impartial jurors. so t ty were looking for something specific. >> a good juror for the defense is somebody who is skeptical. somebody who is so strong,

courageous and individual that could resist the public pressure to convict her. >> reporter: we do know they all said they'd be willing to impose the death penalty. one juror doesn't even have a computer or cable tv. several jurors have law enforcement connections. one is a retired nurse's aide wiwi a dui arrest. the only one with a criminal record. one's a former logger from indiana, and at least one says she's deeply religious. >> all those who vote guilty, raise your hands. >> reporter: in movies like "one angry juror," deliberations always seem dramatic. >> i'm also switching my vote to not guilty. >> oh, come on. >> reporter: but in the end, gabriel says, as carefully as they tried to select when it came to deliberate, those individual characteristics may not have mattered. >> quite frankly, a jury works asas group. you're seating a jury, not just a juror. and you're looking at the whwhe group together. >> three of the jurors right in a row cross their legs all the same way, cross their arms the same way, and also lean back at

the exact same time. and usually people that tend to mirror each other usually create likability. and when there's likability, they're voting the same way. >> reporter: body language expert susan constantine has been watching the jurors' every move. >> there's one juror on the pool that i would be very concerned about. and i can't tell you what juror number it is. but he's leaning forward, always at the edge of his seat, making feverish notes. to me that's what we call an opportunistic juror. so that one would be a concern to me is that are we looking at getting a lot of information down because, you know, we're considering a book? >> reporter: tonight, speculation about what went on in that jury room is just that, speculation. >> what jurors tend to do is take a composite picture. they take elements of the prosecutor's case, they take elements of the defense's case, and create their own story, essentially, of what happened here. >> reporter: no one is sure exactly what the jury thought except that it wasn't enough to

convict casey anthony. for "nightline," i'm juju chang. >> the jury has spoken. thanks to juju chang for that. well, the murder of caylee anthony become an international sensation. at its heart, a little girl, a young mother, a family shattered. but why this trial? why did this case draw us in so deeply? here's abc's john donvan. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: there was the courtroom verdict this afternoon, and then there was the verdict on the street. >> not guilty murder one. >> reporter: and here it was not not guilty -- >> justice for caylee! justice for caylee! >> reporter: indeed, the crowds that even weeks ago when catching glimpses of the prisoner would scream "murderer" at her and "baby killer," they never needed a jury to tell them who was guilty. they knew. they thought they knew. like the pitchfork mob in every frankenstein movie ever made.

she brought that out in those who watched this trial, and there were many who did watch. as much as it's argued that media saturation fueled the obsession with this story, and it's true it was everywhere. just look at this. >> casey anthony -- >> reporter: it was really the story itself that drew us in. the state against casey. who just wasn't getting a whole lot of presumed innocent. and yet she didn't look like a monster. and the family we came to know mostly through its sworn testimony or in those voyeuristic jailhouse phone conversations, they looked like you and i and peoplele we know. >> i want to see all of you but i want to see the one person that i've been so far disconnected from the longest. >> reporter: and not unlike folks who stood in line for hours to get a seat in the courtroom. >> i just feel emotionally attached to the case for little caylee. >> the trial of the century, our century. so that's why we're here. >> there are millions of families a lot like the anthonys just all over the country.

people who have their problems. people who have -- you know, they have friction between them, but deep down they really are a loving family. >> reporter: did we watch, looking for some reassurance that this family was different? because the crime she was accused of, a mother killing her child, it's so universally horrifying, it is also our sense of what it is to be human. in modern times we've seen just this kind of fascination in the case of susan smith, who drowned her children so she could spend more time with the man she loved. it may be that as a culture we come down harder on women who arar accused of murder than we o men because they're held to a higher standard, particularly as mothers. and we are surrounded with the idealized images of what we're supposed to stand for, and it's simple. mothers are supposed to stand for love. and so the notion that a mother would deliberately squeeze the life out of this little girl's eyes, it's incomprehensible. then there were the conflicting stories of what we were seeing in these eyes.. what's it defiance and deceit, or was it desperation and innocence? it became through the weeks of

witnesses the ultimate play along at home tv show. >> we all want to solve a mystery. agatha christie figured that out years ago. we all want to be a participant. we want to know why, and we want to solve it. everyone is trying to solve it. >> reporter: but only 12 got to decide the case. >> appeal! appeal! >> reporter: and the pitchfork folks? well, they decided also that this story deserved a certain sort of ending which they watched for, watched for for weeks but did not get on this tuesday afternoon. i'm john donvan for "nightline." >> our thanks to john donvan. wellllthat's our report for tonight. we want to thank you for watching abc news. tune in for "gma,"good morning america," when nancy grace and dan abrams will be here together in orlando. and tomorrow night on "primetime nightline" at 10:00, 9:00 central we'll bring you the latest details emerging. see you here tomorrow.

>> dicky: up next on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> jimmy: at this point, lebron james could have shot bin laden and people would be like, yeah, but you only took one shot. >> dicky: elle fanning. >> i have a teacher that goes with me on set. >> jimmy: annoying. >> i know. >> dicky: john henson. >> we had a boy, jackson. 3 1/2 months old. >> jimmy: very nice. >> thank you. >> jimmy: after michael jackson? >> tito. jimmy why do you have handcuffs in your car? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: you don't know? all right. >> dicky: "jimmy kimmel l l l l

[ female announcer ] did you know that sprite is made with artificial preservatives? ♪ so get real. try sierra mist natural. naturally sweetened with real sugar and nothing artificial. for a crisp clean lemon lime taste. deliciously refreshing sierra mist natural. the natural one. for a refreshing twist, add a splash of your favorite fruit juice. go to facebook for delicious drink ideas.

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- elle fanning. from "wipeout," john henson. and music from gruff rhys. with cleto and the cletones. ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" >> dicky: and now, can you believe it? here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you, cleto. thanan for watching.

thanks for being here. it's a pleasure to have you. as you probably know, we talked about a little bit before the program, last night, the dallas mavericks beat the miami heat to win their first nba title. [ applause ] from dallas or just hate lebron james? i didn't see the game. i got very wrapped up in the tonys. you know, the tony awards were on opposite the finals last night. did yoyosee what abc sports did to try to keep musical theater fans around? >> now, your miami heat! he plays power forward and champion on "fiddler on the roof," number one, the diva herself, chris sh. he's a shooting guard as well as a triple threat in jazz, tap and

ballet, number 3, the amazing dwyane wade! >> jimmy: i blame "glee" for this kind of thing. this was t t first year that the games were broadcast in 3d. it really is an amazing technology. it was like lebron was choking in my living room. i think we could stop with the technological advances. 3d is enough. these are the dallas mavericks. not the dallas cowboys cheerleaders. no one needs to see dirk nowitzki in higher definition. it was a difficult series for lebron james. at this point, lebron james could have shot bin laden and people would be like, but you only took one shot. the governor of ohio today issued resolution praising the dallas mavericks, who do not reside in ohio, as far as i know, for beating the miami heat, without naming lebron james specifically, the resolution commended the mavericks for their loyalty, integrity and team work and made them honorary ohioans.

ohioans? which i guess is an honor? the resolution also singled out mvp dirk nowitzki for choosing to re-sign with the mavericks and skip free agency, this remaining to the team, city and fans for whom he played the entire career. obviously lebron james did not do that. when did the state of ohio become a crazy ex-girlfriend? [ laughter ] it's time to get over this. the best thing to happen to your state is a basketball team from another state winning the nba title, things are not necessarily good. [ laughter ] in dallas, things were very good. there was a very big celebration today. >> mavericks fans are celebrating the win texas style. hundreds filled the streets after the e am won the nba championship. an estimated 18,000 people packed the american airlines center, to watch the away game. when it was over, they spillll outside ready to live it up over the team's first nba title.

>> jimmy: very festive, right? very festive. mavericks point guard jason kidd won his first title, 17 seasons into his nba career. mark jackson was talking last night about his influence on the mavericks squad and in doing so provided us with our unintentional joke of the day. >> jason kidd's dna is all over this team's title. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, that -- it happens. you know, to play winning basketball, you have to have talent, a lot of talent, and you have to work hard. but there's more to it than that. you have to grab hold of every advantage you can. you have to use the rules. in order to be the best, you have to learn from the best. >> great basketball players must master many skills. shooting, passing, driving, defending. and, most importantly, acting. >> we have seen throughout these playoffs some outstanding acting.

>> hi, i'm james caan, actor. i've used my acting skills to make you believe in my characters. now, i want to teach you how to make a ref believe whatever you want him to on the hardwood floor. at the james caan school of basketball acting. our graduates have gone on to achieve great success in the nba, and in life. in six short weeks, you can learn all the fundamentals of basketball acting. getting fouled. >> that's a foul. >> no, that's a foul. no. you got to feel, feel the foul. make me believe. >> ahh! >> bravo! that's what i'm talking about. flopping.

feigning innocence. >> oh, come on! >> no, no, more like a baby. what did i do? >> what did i do? >> good, good. that's better. >> and denying paternity. >> that is not my child. >> be james caan at the james caan school of basketball acting. make the call. call today. >> jimmy: well, you'll be glad you did. there are more embarrassing photos of new york congressman anthony weiner. a new batch taken in the house member's gym surfaced yesterday. here he is posing next to a water cooler in his underpants and grabbing himself. here he is in a towel grabbing himself. and here he is in a smaller towel, once again, grabbing himself. i think i've seen him grabbing

himself in the last month more than i've seen myself grab myself. the only winner in this whole mess is his pilates instructor. she he looks great. but life is pretty hellish for him right now. people are demanding his resignation. he does have some support, like this group that gathered outside his office in queens to voice their support. >> at one point, the protesters turned on each other. still, some are stataing behind their beloved congressman. >> we support weiner. we support weiner. >> jimmy: do they hear themselves? because it sounded like they said "we support weiner" over and over again. not everyone in queens is so supportive. this guy was particularly apalled. >> disgusting and how about the fact that young kids can go on the computer and now download the genitals of the ninth district congressman anthony weiner. >> jimmy: that's bad. no good.

here's a tip for any young protester out there. nothing takes the pop out of an impassioned rant like a giant bluetooth in your ear. i will say this. i happen to agree with that guy, i think you should resign. not for any political reason. i would just like to see you become the next "bachelor."" bachelor weiner. and that's not a joke. that's a solid offer from all of us here at abc. on friday, the state of alaska released more than 24,000 pages of e-mails sarah palin wrote as governor. which -- how can someone who doesn't read write that much? i looked through some ofhe e-mails myself. you can search them online. you can put a word in. there's a lot of praying and shooting and believing. she hates the letter g. she will not end any words with it. the e-mails reveal that palin relied on her husband todd for policy advice. well -- you know what they say. behind every great woman is a snowmobile racer. [ laughter ] that is what they say, right?

oh, and one more thing. speaking of great women. we have a security guard here at our show named adelina. she's my last line of defense. i've never felt safer. every now and then, we inject her into unusual scenarios to see how she will react under pressure. earlier today, we told her that the nba championship trophy was visiting our building. we set up a bunch of hidden cameras. we told her we had the trophy and she had to guard it and not let anyone near it. and -- well, let the guarding begin. >> hey, guys. you know the deal with this? >> no. >> this is the nba championship trophy. they want jimmy to take a bunch of pictures of it, they have it here for the day. no one can touch it. no pictures. very valuable. there's only one of these. no pictures, okay. cool. thanks, man. >> i have hand cuffs in my car.

>> we're not going to arrest anybody. make sure no one gets near the trophy. >> okay. >> sir? sir? you can't be in this area. >> taking photo shots of this trophy. they need the floor to look shiny. >> all right. do not cross this line here. on my way. i'll be right back. watch this guy. >> i'm watching him. ♪ >> you're going in the wrong direction. >> i have work to do here, lady. >> you're going to pay me 32 bucks for my shoes. >> hi. looking for reception. reception. excuse me. oh, god, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. sorry. sorry.

>> i don't know you. no! >> thank you, ma'am. >> bye. >> yes, i can. >> no! no! >> guys, i told you no more playing tag. i'm sorry, they're not supposed to play tag inside. come on, let's go. >> [ bleep ]. i never thought t is was going to be so hard. >> stop it! ♪ >> control your kids!

>> stop it! >> nice trophy. do you like this cake? >> yeah. you can't g over there -- >> you can keep the cake if i can take a picture. just a small picture. just a small picture. small picture. small picture. no! >> no! no! [ bleep ]. >> no picture, no cake. >> you're going to burn in hell. >> what happened? the trophy? >> she did it. >> you dropped the trophy?

>> no. >> this is the only trophy. whose came is that? >> she brought the cake. >> jimmy: tell them we need five elephants. >> jimmy. >> jimmy: what happened? >> she dropped it. >> i didn't.t. >> jimmy: oh, no, that's the trophy. >> jimmy, i didn't do it. >> she says she did it. she says she did it. >> she brought me the cake to entice me. >> jimmy: why don't we just look at the security camera footage? >> i'm going to control them. >> jimmy: okay. i'm sure there's a very good explanation for this. >> i didn't do it. >> jimmy: let's see it. all right. there's pam coming in with the cake. >> this is what i think of your cake. >> jimmy: whoa! >> holy crap. >> jimmy: what happened? >> i don't know. it wasn't like that. >> jimmy: what wasn't like that? that's the security camera footage.

>> that's me? >> jimmy: yeah, that's you. i got to tell you something. i think you did the right thing? >> i did? >> jimmy: pad had no right to bring you cake. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i don't understand why you smashed the trophy though. that seems weird to me. but you know, what are you going to do? oh, well. i'm going to get somebody to clean this up. keep it up. >> good cake. it tastes good. i did this? >> hi! hi! shh! [ laughter ]

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: adelina, everybody. i only have about a thousand questions but one i want toask, why do you have handcuffs in your car? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: you don't know? all right. thank you. on the show tonight, from "wipe you out," john henson is here. we have music from griruff rhys. and we'll be right back with elle fanning from "super 8" so stick around. she doesn't know. verizon claims its 4g lte is twice as fast as at&t.

we're putting them to the test against the speed of a rescue unit. go ! ey're downloading a music album. the first network to finish gets rescued. does your phone know that we're racing ? done ! verizon's done ! i've got seven left ! the fastest network in america. verizon. built so you can rule the air. now powering the lg revolution. before i started taking abilify, i was taking an antidepressant alone. most days i could put on a brave face and muddle through. but other days i still struggled with my depression. i was managing, but it always had a way of creeping up on me. i felt stuck. i just couldn't shake my depression.

so i talked to my doctor. he said adding abilify to my antidepressant could help with my depression, and that some people had symptom improvement as early as 1 to 2 weeks. he also told me about a free trial offer from abilify! now i feel more in control of my depression. [ male announcer ] abilify is not for everyone. call your doctor if your depression worsens or if you have unusual changes in behavior, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens and young adults. elderly dementia patients taking abilify have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor if you have high fever, stiff muscles and confusion to address a possible life-threatening condition. or if you have uncontrollable muscle movements, as these could become permanent. high blood sugar has been reported with abilify and medicines like it. in some cases, extreme high blood sugar can lead to coma or death. other risks include decreases in white blood cells, which can be serious, dizziness upon standing, seizures, trouble swallowing, and impaired judgment or motor skills. depression used to define me, then my doctor added abilify to my antidepressant.

now, i feel better. [ male announcer ] if you're still struggling with depression talk to your doctor to see if the option of adding abilify is right for you. and be sure to ask about the free trial offer. [ buzzes ] [ screaming ] [ all screaming ] [ silverware clatters ] aah! [ sighs ] got it. thanks, dave. [ male announcer ] the big, brilliant, thin samsung infuse 4g.

only from the network of possibiblities. at&t. ♪ gonna have a good time tonight ♪ come in for a great time at olive garden. enjoy our new carbonara ravioli with chicken for just $10.95. pancetta and parmesan-filled ravioli served with pan-seared chicken in creamy parmesan sauce. ♪ family affair or with sauteed shrimp for $12.95. both with unlimited breadsticks and salad or homemade soup. a great meal sure to end with a smile. olive garden. when you're here, you're family. [ ding! ] dirty mouth, huh? what've you been up to? ♪ bleeeehhhhhh! i don't know what you're talking about. orbit. for a good clean feeling. no matter what. orbit. for a good clean feeling. with olay challenge that. regenerist day and night duo. the uv lotion helps protect skin and firms during the day. the cream hydrates to firm at night.

gravity doesn't stand a chance. regenerist, from olay. so they realize how much they move. that's why we created new degree with motionsense technology. the more you move, the more it works. degree, it won't let you down.

mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >> jimmy: hi there. welcome back. tonight on the program, a very funny man with a humorously violent game show. it is called "wipeout." it returns to the air next tuesday night. john henson is with us. and then with music from this new album titled "hotel

shampoo," gruff rhys from the bud light stage. tomorrow night, we'll be joined by sarah fergugun, the duchess of york, from "super 8," ryan lee will be here. and we have music from riice cu. and later this week, chef gordon ramsey, author and inventor ray kurzweil, cedric the entertainer, and music from hanson, who are just as dreamy as ever, i'm told. like most kids her age, you're likely to find our first guest tonight at the mall this summer, but not hanging around the food court, in the movies. number one film in the country, it's called "super 8." please say hello to elle fanning. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, first of all. congratulations on the big success of the movie. and you were really great in it. you did a great job in the movie. >> glad you liked it. >> jimmy: did you go t tsee it this weekend? >> i did. i actually -- we had a screening

for my family and my friends. >> jimmy: nice. >> so, on thursday, the day before it came out. >> jimmy: at a real movie theater. >> yeah, at the arclight. they all got to see it. after they saw it, they knew the secret. they kept asking me what the movie was about, for a really long time, no one knew the title of the movie for a long time. >> jimmy: j.j. abrams was very secreti secretive. you had to be secretive when you knew. when did you know what was going on? >> well, it's funny, because i knew what the story was, but the thing in the movie, none of the kids, we didn't know what it was going to look like. we didn't even know what it was. so j.j. just decided to call it cooper. that was the name of the thing. was cooper. >> jimmy: cooper. sounds like a golden retriever. >> that was the name. we were just, like, oh, what was dooper look like? >> jimmy: did he know what cooper looked like at that

point? >> i have a feeling he did, but he didn't let us in on it. >> jimmy: he knew cooper was ugly and you had to be scared of him. >> right, xak exactly. so, whenever we would be doing the scenes, i would be looking at a piece of tape or a tennis ball. that's cooper. >> jimmy: : at's acting for you. that's what you have to do. pretend a tennis ball is a monster. i hope i didn't ruin it for anybody. are you good at keeping secrets or are you a blabber? >> i'm pretty good. i didn't want to get in trouble or anything. so i definitely kept it good. all my friends, they had no idea. >> jimmy: yeah, because your friends, you cannot trust your friends. especially your age. your friends, they -- gossip runs through their veins. they have to share it with each ere. you're not like that. >> no, i'm not. i'm good. >> jimmy: can you trust your family? did you tell them what's going on? >> dakota saw the movie at the screening. but she hadn't read the script. >> jimmy: you don't trust her either? >> it was a total secret from her. she didn't know. >> jimmy: what grade are you in

now? >> i'm going into eighth grade. >> jimmy: did you just graduate? >> well, i -- last year i graduated to junior high,ut my sister graduated from high school. she's done with school. >> jimmy: no, i an, just your grade. is it over, is school over this year? >> yeah, it's over. it's summer. >> jimmy: it must have just finished in the last couple of weeks. >> it did. i had -- since i -- this is my firsrscareer of junior high, i had finals. >> jimmy: you did. you did have finals. did you even care what your grades are? or, you're like, i'm in a big movie with j.j. abrams and steven spielberg an i'm not going to study, because that's how i would look at it. >> no. i still had to keep up with everything. this is probably -- i have a teacher that goes with me on set. >> jimmy: annoying. >> and i have to do all of the homework, all of the tests, all of the finals, everything. when i go back to class, i'll know everything my classmates know. >> jimmy: really? i would definitely use that to

get out of some of this stuff. say i'm too scared of cooper right now to study. >> i can't do my math. >> jimmy: you did. do you know what your grades are? >> not yet. i felt like i did a really good job this year. >> jimmy: oh, you did? >> i felt really good about it. >> jimmy: do you get grounded if your grades are bad? do you get in trouble? >> well, i mean, i still have to keep up with my schoolwork. >> jimmy: or what happens? >> i don't know, because i've done pretty good. i haven't experienced it. >> jimmy: you don't know what. in the movie, you're driving and stuff. >> right. >> jimmy: but were you really driving? >> no. it would have been illegal, so i couldn't, but it's funny the way they did it. it probably would have been easier if they just let me drive. because they actually -- >> jimmy: is that what you pitched to them? >> yeah. there was actually a lady that was underneath me, so she was on the floorboard of the car, and she was the one who was steering

it. they had a miniature steering wheel down there, and they had a miniature pedal that she would steer. >> jimmy: was she a miniature lady? >> she was my height. >> jimmy: a gremlin? >> but she was like -- here are my feet and there she was just laying there. >> jimmy: really? >> so i had to just pretend that i was driving, but -- >> jimmy: she would, without being able to see, be operating the accelerator and brake? >> right. but she -- she had a little miniature monitor and so she would be looking at the monitor and then, i had to turn in the scene, i had to turn left, and so when she's looking, she sees the right -- she sees -- >> jimmy: everything in reverse? >> that's a disaster. >> when she is turning left, she actually has to turn right. because it's opposite. >> jimmy: was she a stunt person? >> she was. apparently she's done it before.

she was like a pro. >> jimmy: i guess so. that seems like the worst job ever. i'm going to put my feet on your head while you drive without seeing anything. wow. okay, so you did not drive. but now, your sister, i think the last time you were here, was just about too get her driver's license? >> yes, she has her license now. >> jimmy: is she a good driver? >> well, i've only driven with her one time. i don't know if i would do it again. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> but yeah, she did pretty good, pretty good. yeah. it's funny, because she was -- i was in the back seat. my dad was in the front. she was driving. she would be looking back at me and talking at me. and i'm like, don't look at me, look at the road. >> jimmy: she didn't have a person on the road doing the driving for her, right? >> no. >> jimmy: that seems likike a weird thing. with all the success you've had at such a young age, it's hard for 99.9% of people to imagine.

when i was 13 years old, i was wearing clothes that didn't fit and marching in the band and playing the clarinet. i was an absolute mess. i had no confidence. i had no miniature driver to sit at my feet. for you, you're a famous person. who have you met, a famous person you've been overwhelmed by meeting. >> wow, well, me and my sister, we went to the met ball together -- >> jimmy: what is that? >> it's like a fashion institute ball that you go and it has all the fashion people there. >> jimmy: i thought the mets were involved. i got -- >> well, i know all of the models' names. like, i know all the fashion designers. >> jimmy: really. >> that was like the best. >> jimmy: like your baseball cards. >> yeah. and my style icon, alexa chung

was there. i got to meet her. i totally freaked out. also beyonce was there. i'm like, i have to meet her. i've been wanting to meet her forever. i walked up to her. and i was like, hi, and then my sister was standing right next to me. i think my sister sort of had to talk for me because i'm just like, hi, i was so star struck. >immy: was she friendly to you? >> she was really, really nice. she said she liked my outfit. >> jimmy: oh, well, that's -- she has to thank your style icon for that. all right. we're going to take a quick break. elle fanning is here. "super 8" is in theaters now. we'll have more with elle when we come back. [ male announcer ] what makes dove men+care

different from other deodorants? only dove men+care combines 48 hour protection with our caring 1/4 moisturizer technology in a non-irritant formula. new dove men+care deodorant. tough on sweat not on skin. now you don't have to wait six weeks to get it. natural instincts now comes with a new color refresher. just color, then give it a boost two weeks in and get a freshly colored look once again. natural instincts. it's all good.