casey anthony's fate, it's now in the hands of a florida jury. the final arguments made by the prosecutors. good afternoon -- i'm adam may. it's deliberation dade. after six weeks of testimony, the jury has the casey anthony murder case. karen brown has more with a wrap up of the clouding argue -- closing arguments. >> reporter: jurors are now deciding on the casey anthony case. prosecutors got the last word. >> his life was better without caylee. >> reporter: her hard partying is evident that she didn't want to be a mom. they tried to prove she suffocated her daughter.

>> duct tape was on the skull before she decomposed. >> reporter: to get a guilty verdict, the prosecutors must convince the jurors beyond a reasonable doubt. the defense claims that caylee accidently drowned in her grandparent's pool. >> there's the proof she could easily get outside. >> reporter: and that her grandfather tried to cover it up. >> these photographs tell the truth. >> reporter: in their final rebuttal, the prosecutors pounced. >> people don't make accidents look like murder. that's absurd! >> reporter: if convicted, she could face the death penalty. as you see, she sat stone faced during much of the closing arguments. occasionally, she shook her head. it's been a dangerous day

on maryland waters. a young boy drowns at sandy state park. mike hellgren has more on the efforts to save the child's life. a little boy has died. he went missing in four feet of water in south beach's area. people formed a human chain. >> he was on the leg. his arm touched his leg and he picked him up. >> reporter: a park employee did cpr on the 6-year-old victim. >> they're well trained to mitigate emergency. >> the park was crowded with more than 1000 people. the 4th of july holiday was one of the busiest here. it was scary. everyone was like, where he at? >> they should have their vests on and stay with their kids at

all the time. >> reporter: the fire department couldn't say how the boy went missing and offered this warning. >> if there's silence, there's a problem. someone should maintain a watch. if you can't swim, please wear a personal flotation device. >> reporter: this is the second tragedy over the holiday. a little boy flipped on an inner tube. 13 people have drowned in anne arundel county so far this year. i'm mike hellgren, wjz, eyewitness news. mike, thank you. divers are back at a pennsylvania lake searching for a missing western maryland man. a 50-year-old went missing over the weekend. a boat he was in capsized. three others were also on board the boat and they were all rescued. i stayed out with the boat sinking and looking for the diver, two, three minutes at a time looking for the diver. i was trying to find the guy.

i couldn't find him. i went in the whole boat and couldn't find him. >> the authorities believe he's in a victim around a hundred feet deep. it's a warm, humid afternoon. we have a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of southern maryland. we have mostly overcast skies and not a lot of wind outside. we have a chance of an isolated thunderstorm. we have weather and traffic together. bernadette woods is here with a look at the radar. >> happy 4th of july, everyone. hope you're having a good one. the weather hasn't been much of an issue. we'll show you the first warning doppler radar. we have action on it, but not immediately around us. most of the action is around to the west. all of these thunderstorms are moving to the east, south east.

we're paying attention to what's moving into western maryland. it will be progressing across the state. it will fluctuating and as this goes down, a lot of this will go down. now, with this, that's off to the south. there's a chance for severe weather. this is the thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00 tonight. we'll monitor the situation. the other air quality alert is in white. bernadette, thank you. we'll check on the roads with kristy breslin now. thanks for the holiday candies today. we appreciate it. >> oh, no problem, happy to help. we have good news for the drivers. on the beltway, we have an accident at greenspring after -- avenue. that may slow the drive down. we have an event, a parade at

kate tonsville -- catonsville. that's blocking all lanes there. other accidents include edmondson and eagle street and eastern avenue at south new kirk. you can see, there's a look at 50 and 404. not a lot of traffic going on in that region. we have another live look at the eastern shore. 50, east of the bay bridge. this is brought to you by h.h. greg. this is the largest appliances and electronics retailer in america. only at h.h. greg, we help. thank you. well, thousands are celebrating the 4th of july. wjz spent part of the day in towson. derek valcourt has more on one of the many state parades. >> reporter: the floats, the fun, it's all part of the parade. it's become a hallmark of the 4th of july.

they're happening around the city today. military jets mark the beginning of towson's fort parade. it's an event that had hundreds lining the streets early for the best seats. >> i've been coming down with family for years [band music] >> reporter: for many, it's the music that brings home the love of country. >> i like to hear the drums getting the stir and the adrenaline feeling. >> i love the band, they make me feel patriotic. they make me want to hear it for the flag. it's the best feeling for me. >> reporter: for kids, the parades are patriotism. >> marching! >> reporter: for adults, it's about honoring the country's past.

>> it's to celebrate what a blessing we have in the country and to celebrate the men and women who defend our freedom. >> i'm in the air force. it means a bit to us and i hope it means a lot to him. happy birthday, america. these parades are expensive. this was $30,000, luckily, paid for through donations and sponsors. all right, derek, thank you so much. as part of the continuing communitiy commitment, wjz-13 is a proud sponsor of the port's america, chesapeake fireworks show. that starts at 9:30. we have a list of all of the fireworks on wjz.com. on run for five decades. finally, an arrest in the murder of. a 7-year-old girl. you'll hear from the suspect's shocked family members. >> on this 4th of july, a

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did he lie under oath for his drug use. the trial for roger clemens begins in just a few days. lake okeechobeety athlete -- celebrity athletes will testify. he could face up to 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine

if he's guilty. a shooting in memphis leaves a police officer dead. it happened in a busy district. the police man was shot. he was responding with several other officers to a domestic call at a hotel. an unidentified person was also shot and killed. a new twist in the case against a former police officer in seattle who's now accused in a 1957 murder. here's the story. >> reporter: jack mcculla's stepdaughter and nieces left the courthouse. they've been expecting him in course. instead, they heard the announcement that he's in the hospital. >> he's in harbor view and he can't be brought over. >> reporter: a bail hering was for monday, it was a shock to his niece. >> this is my uncle, he's a

wonderful, kind, loving person. a little girl lost her life years ago, this is awful. >> reporter: he was arrested wednesday as the suspect in a 1957 murder. he was then known as john, he lived near this 7-year-old, who was abducted from her neighborhood in 1957. it was a huge, national news story. president eisenhower asked for daily updates. her remains were found five months later. people at the retirement home where he lived with his wife were stunned. >> i was shell shocked. >> he was not the person who would do that. >> he was taken off of the force in the 80s after convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. well, the stocks are closed

today, but there's still business news. >> reporter: we'll see if the investors remain in a buying mood tomorrow. on friday, the dow closed highier. the nasdaq gained 42 points. fireworks will light up the skies and bring in big bucks. taxes on the sale of fireworks generate $1 billion nationwide. some states that ban the sales are reconsidering. massachusetts and maine are looking into legalizing the sale. it's been two years since the great recession ended. the recovery is split between wall street and main street. average americans are dealing with job insecurity and gas prices continue to increase. the corporate america is doing well. profits are up 50%.

it's a bigger increase than what's been seen. and prices at the grocery store could come down later on this year because of a bountiful corn crop. farmers have planted the second largest amount of corn in nearly seven decades. over 92 million acres. corn is used in hundreds of food and beverages. that's the money watch. for more news, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. all right, thank you. do you know the reason we celebrate our independence. 58% of americans know when the u.s. declares its independence. that was 1776. one in four americans knew the date, but not that the u.s. gained independence from great britain. 30% of younger people knew

about that. well, parades and barbecues are part of the 4th of july celebration. there's a tradition that happens every day and takes on a special meaning today. >> reporter: it's a star spangled holiday. the stars and stripes are everywhere. >> it's the family getting together. it's a form of unity. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> reporter: at chicken ruth's deli, they resite the pledge every morning. chick began the ceremony 22 years ago. you're cleaning your mind and saying, i'm lucky to do what i do. >> i bleed red, white and blue. >> reporter: he was born on the 4th of july. he's here for the pledge. >> i get my day started at the deli. i'm getting my day off started

right. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: it's a welcomed way to start the day in the capital, especially on this day of independence. >> it never ceases to amaze you. it's a warm feeling you get when it's over. we're happy to do this every day. >> thank you, and have a very good day. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz, eyewitness news. neat tradition. they opened in 1965. the pledge has been resited every morning at 83:06:78 they have excellent patty melts, too. coming up at 4:00, making gain. some evacuated new mexico residents are allowed back home and now, the wildfire is threatening a national historic landmark. lightning is to blame for a man's death and power outages around washington, d.c.. we'll have the latest on the cleanup, just ahead.

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this is the air national guard band. it's part of the celebration ending with fireworks at 9:00. are the fireworks going go off without a hitch? will we have a problem. there are storms out there now. there's a little bit of concern. we have a lot of fireworks being canceled. this is what we're dealing with now. it looks worse than what it is. we'll have it opened up on the national composite. we're concerned with everything happening here. most of this is heading to the south east. if you're in the south, this is more of your concern. it's mainly this area here. we'll switch it back over to the local radar.

we'll show you, these storms are pulsating to the east. they're moving slowly. it will take seven hours to move eastward. they'll fluctuate in intensity and when the sunsets, they'll lose strength. we'll have to monitor this for the next few hours. we'll show you from earlier today, most of the day has been dry. we've had the clouds coming in out to the west. here's how it looks to the south. that's the biggest concern for severe weather. severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00 tonight. the reason you see the other counties is because of the code orange air quality because of the high humidity levels. 88 degrees in baltimore and the warmest all day long. nothing that extreme. above average as we have been. we'll be like that for the rest

of the forecast here. the average is still 86 degrees. here's the storm that's bothering us. it was a cold front yesterday, now, it's in the process of stalling out to the south. it will stick around and we'll see rounds of scattered showers and thunderstorms firing along the front. when we put that together, you can see, here's the front, it stalls out and doesn't move much the next few days. it's scattered about. by wednesday, another front is coming from the northwest. this eventually will get the pattern moving again and it will bring a renewed chance for thunderstorms on thursday and friday. each and every day, we have a chance of a thunderstorm out there. as far as temperatures go, it's warm. all throughout the country, it's warm. behind the front, we don't have much cold air to come our way. out on the waters, light wind, east winds at 5 knots during the day.

tonight, the forecast is showing that the storms are possible. we'll have to monitor this into the firework time. i think that the best we can do is we have wjz.com and the radar. we'll pull that up and we'll be here at 7:00 for you. it's a touch and go situation for the day. >> did you get these at marti gras? >> well, my wardrobe is lacking. i had to get this. >> well, you can celebrate the nation's birthday here on wjz- 13. join us at 10:00 for the boston pop's fireworks spectacular followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. scott pelley has a preview of the news tonight. >> reporter: it's a drug millions take to help them quit smoking. now, there are serious concerns about potentially dangerous

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it's 4:29 and hazy. i'm denise koch. an oil spill is fouling up miles of the yellow stone river. the ruptured exxon mobile pipeline spewed 40 to 50,000- gallons of crude oil into the

river over the weekend. >> it's heart breaking. it's heart breaking, man. >> reporter: those in montana's sky country are used to seeing the stunning beauty. >> we're all proud of it. >> reporter: the homeowners returned to the site. they had the smell of crude. >> it was a strong smell. >> reporter: exxon hopes to soak up the oil. the river is fast moving. >> we actually shut down the pipeline in late may. >> reporter: the cause of the rupture is unknown. the worst damage is limited to a ten mile stretch. the montana governor dismissed that as premature. he said, we have to have a physical inspection and soon. he slammed the oil company's claim that no wild life was injured.

there's oil all over the topsoil. i don't want my animals eating that. >> reporter: the oil seeped into pasture line 100 miles down river. it's overwhelming and scary. >> reporter: yellow stone isn't threatened, but the river system it's one of the most pristine fishing spots in the world. exxon mobile says 150 people will be working on that clean up. crews are battling a huge wildfire in new mexico. they've gotten help from much needed rain. derek has the latest. >> reporter: thousands were allowed to return home, there's no sign of unusual radiation levels. the fire destroyed more acreage than ever before in new mexico. now, the challenge is to

protect what hasn't already burned. the fire scoured the reservation's watershed and cultural sites. thank you, the governor is asking people to avoid using fireworks because of the dry conditions. the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn has taken a twist. a young french writer said that he tried to rape her in 2002. an investigation is underway into that claim. he's accused of attacking a maid at a hotel in new york. he's now out of jail after the prosecutors raised questions about the attacker's story. afghan police released a person from the attack last week. 20 were killed. all were suicide bombers. this is the full extent to the inside of the hotel. the afghan security forces are

-- this raises doubt that the afghan security forests are ready to take over. lawmakers are hoping to hammer out a deal the lift the debt crisis. >> reporter: the independence day parade made its way through the streets of washington. >> happy birthday, usa! >> reporter: but this isn't stopping the budget battle. senators are cutting their july recess to work on a deal and the biggest sticking point is taxes president wants billions of tax increases to lower the debt. >> the republicans are opposed to tax hikes. >> reporter: this senator and other key republicans have signaled they may be willing to compromise on tax loopholes. they're far aparton a deal.

-- apart on a deal republicans are insisting that the white house get involved with negotiations. the president wants congress to first lay the ground work for a deal. >> i'm confident that the democrats and republicans can find a way to make ground and put their shoulders to the wheel to get this done for the sake of the country. >> reporter: if the debt ceiling is not raised by august 2nd, the nation will default on its bills. lawmakers have to act fast. an agreement may need to be reached by july 22nd to reach the dead line. some economists believe that if the nation defaults on the debt, it could cause a worse economic crisis. good news for parents of children who are late talkers. >> reporter: that study shows

that a slow start on language won't effect mental health. the kids were no more likely to be shy as they grow up. experts say that means a wait and see approach is okay with toddlers with a language delay as long adds -- as long as they develop in the other areas as well. 18% of children have language delays at age 2. wicked weather in washington for a second night in a row. thunderstorms pounded the metro area and killing one and leaving thousands in the dark. andrea fujii shows us the damage. >> reporter: families are cleaning up after a monstrous storm. >> this was the most violent storm. the wind had the trees bending. >> reporter: north arlington in

virginia was the hardest hit. >> it was unbelievable. the rain and the push of the wind was like a title wave coming from that direction. >> reporter: the force of the wind snapped poles and trees. >> i ran downstairs and we looked downstairs and they were trees. >> reporter: there was also lightning. >> a montgomery county park ranger said it was that lightning that struck a tree. it fell on a man riding his bike. the storm also forced the evacuation of the national mall. thousands showed up for the rehearsal of the capital's 4th of july program. >> my mom told us to get downstairs. when i went down stair, i saw a blue flash. >> reporter: thousands were without power. andrea fujii, wjz, eyewitness

news. now, pepco restored power to 15,000 customers. we could be in for some of the storms in our area. outside, it's hazy, hot and humid. there's a severe thunderstorm watch for southern maryland. we have weather, traffic together. we'll look at the radar. most of the action is to the west of us. it's moving eastward. this is mainly in the mountains. it's moving to the east. it's seeing a few thunderstorms popping up. the worse of this is heading down into southern maryland. we'll see this into 10:00 tonight. this is what we're concerned with for the fireworks. this rate is going to take five or six hours for us to see this. there are a few thunderstorms popping up in between the

areas. we'll keep you updated. thank you, bernadette. we'll check on the roads with kristy breslin in traffic control. hi, denise and everyone. delaywise, we don't have much of a situation here. northbound, 95, that's a minor delay to the beltway. as far as accidents go, in bel air, route 1, that's involving an overturned vehicle. brad shaw road and reynolds road, there's an accident. that's slowing down the drive at greenspring. edmondson, there's an accident and forest road. let's take a live look. that's 50, east of the bay bridge. we'll take another live look. that's 404, there at 50. no problems to report in either direction. this is brought to you by bill's carpet, laminate.

, the thank you, kristy. the celebrations were in full swing in catonsville this morning. everyone loves a parade! this year was no acception. cars and floats helped to ring in the festivities. the parade marched down brad shaw road. wjz is a proud sponsor of the ports america chesapeake 4th of july fireworks show. it will begin at 9:30 tonight. straight ahead. inches from death. a man falls asleep on the railroad tax and wakes with a train passing over him. many plus, it's a sticky, hazy afternoon and thunderstorms are moving our way. we'll have the first warning weather forecast coming up.

a teen in texas is facing murder charges after she throws a pot of boiling water on her boyfriend. he was talking to another woman. he was rushed to a nearby hospital with 2nd degree burns. he later died. a biker dies. he lost control of his bike after an antihelmet rally. he hit his head on the ground. a helmet would have saved his life. investigators are trying to decide if they found the body of a missing university of indiana student. >> reporter: the police pulled the body from a creek this morning. their're trying to find out if

this was connected to the disappearance of lauren superior. the police have followed up on several clues. denise? an autopsy is scheduled tomorrow. some are on edge after their neighbor was mauled by a black bear in her yard. here's more on the brutal attack. the police tape surround the reserve, it's known as the mel mountain reserve. the predator attack team is on the hunt for a black bear. apparently, it attacked and killed a member of this close nit community. >> she was an elder in the community. she was really well looked up to. she had a real sense of dignity wherever she went.

it was a sad loss we're experiencing. >> reporter: the victim who lived on the reserve was missing for five days before her daughter contacted the tribal police. the remains were emaciated and the body was fed on by animals. >> reporter: the officers know that the victim was alive when she was attacked by the bear steps away from her house. the cause of death is still unknown. why the bear attacked her is still unknown. >> we set up the area to try and capture the animal. >> have you captured the animal? >> we won't be able to identify that accept through dna. we have a good idea as far as coloration and the testing will be done to confirm it. >> the family, well, we would really like to thank the people

that helped out during the incident. they had to take time away from their arrangements with their family and to come to the community and help with the family. the family appreciates them doing that for us. >> investigators have killed four black bears. an iowa man survived a near brush with death after being hit by a train. he fell asleep on the tracks before the train screeched towards him. he crawled out and suffered a few minor injuries. forest fires sparked panic for tourists in myrtle beach, south carolina. winds are making it difficult for firefighters to contain the blaze. several may be forced to evacuate. the fire hasn't threatened

structures thus far. new safety questions about a popular antismoking drug. chantix could increase heart trouble for some middle-aged smokers. >> reporter: this saxophone player wanted to kick his 30 year smoking habit. he tried the drug. >> it made me not want to smoke, but eventually, i relapsed once off the drug. >> reporter: millions of americans use it to stop smoking. healthy smokers who use the drug have a 72% increased risk of a heart attack or other serious heart problems. we quit smoking to reduce the risk. >> reporter: the fda raised concerns about the smocker --

smokers using the drugs with heart disease. pfizer believes in the drug and disagrees with the findings. >> there are small numbers of the results. they were similar. >> reporter: the overall chances of heart problems are small, but significant. >> around, one in 28 smokers would have a cardiac event. >> about 58% of persistent smokers die from smoking. would the benefits of quitting out weigh the risks. the drug already carries a risk. the worst part for this man was the nausea. >> i talked to my doctor. he's going to do research for me. >> reporter: this time, he's trying to quick the -- kick the habit for good. >> in light of the new study,

the fda is calling for new research. well, the likeness of ronald reagan standing tall in london this 4th of july. a newborn staff which you -- a new bronze statue was unveiled today. the 1'0" memorial stands alongside roosevelt and eisenhower. an inline skater takes a leap of faith in paris. he set a new world record. the crowd was so enthusiastic, he gave it a second shot. he -- oh, my gosh! , jumped off the first floor of ,,,,,,,,tical tower -- eiffel

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well, we're a little bit hazy, this is the one night of the year, well, maybe there's two, new year's and 4th of july. we don't want clouds or rain. >> well, this is true. everyone wants to know, what's it going to be for the fireworks. there are so many fireworks going on around the region, we have to show you the first warning doppler weather radar. we have thunderstorms heading in the direction. we have a few hours and well, it's a sort of area of the thunderstorms that's going to change off to the east. they'll build up and die down. it's not just going to come in as is. this batch down here, this is heading for the southern parts of the state. take a look in western parts of maryland. this is heading towards the baltimore, metro area. you can see the thunderstorms north of us, they're moving to the east, south east. this is what we're watching

into the important evening hours tonight. we all want the thunderstorms to stay away for the fireworks. we'll keep an eye on that for you. we'll switch it over and show you, there's a warning for the southern parts of the state until 10:00. this is an alert in effect today. the humidity levs were high -- levels were high. the temperature levels are borderline for the levels. 88 degrees in baltimore and 90 in d.c. and easton. the dew points have come down since yesterday. you can tack a couple of degrees on for the heat index. this is not far above it. this is going to continue. this is because of this front in here. this is going to stall out over the area. as long as this around, the chance of a thunderstorm is possible for each and every day. into the middle part of the week, another front will be

coming our way. this is going to push the front away. we'll have the chance for scattered shower and thunderstorms with it. while that's happening, temperaturewise, you see, there's not that much cooler air. we have 87 degrees in minneapolis. we won't cool down that much. we'll be warm for the rest of the week. on the waters, with this going on, we have a chance for a shower and thunderstorm. if you're taking the boat out -- be careful 90 for the high. it will be muggy and we'll be on into 7:00. if you're heading out, we'll update the radar into that time. after that, check out the radar at wjz.com. and watch the skies. they'll go off or they won't.

still to come. >> reporter: i'm mike hellgren with details on water rescue. one claimed the lives of a 6- year-old boy. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00, seeing dangerous. tragedy strikes after a young boy drowns in the bay. how did it happen? >> i'm with -- >> barbara. >> and. >> bonny. >> and we have the best seat in the house for today's fireworks show. we are in the inner harbor. more on tonight's big spectacular event next on wjz. >> well, rain on your holiday parade. watch out, the first warning

weather team is tracking some activity on live radar. >> check in for all of these and breaking news. >> eyewitness news starts right now. holiday tragedy, a little boy dies after being pulled from the chesapeake bay. >> another child survives after his intertube flips at a water park. tonight the danger beneath the surface. >> mary and kai are off but here is what people are talking about. >> those two accidents surface the dangers in