not too many if any had predicted the court of public opinion, which had casey anthony guilty but the jury didn't see that way. in a stunner, casey anthony found not guilty of killing her daughter. it was like a nationally televised soap opera. it took the jury just 10 hours to read the verdict. casey anthony was looking at the death penalty. now she is looking at four years. we have the very latest right after the court reaction in florida. >> reporter: as the verdict was delivered, there was silence there downtown orlando, followed by outbursts, people crying and shouting, stunned at the verdict. >> as to the charge of first-degree murder, verdict as to count one, we the jury find

the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: a sobbing casey anthony collapsed into her attorney's arm, but after the verdict, the jury declined to explain how they arrived that the decision. >> the 12 jurors have declined to talk to you. >> reporter: so ends the nearly two-month trial and speculation in the death of 2-year-old caylee anthony. she disappeared in 2008. her mother casey was the prime suspect. she waited 31 days to report her missing. caylee's remains were reported in a wooded area near the home. the defense claimed that caylee accidentally drowned. >> casey did not murder caylee. it's that simple, and today our

system of justice has not dishonored her memory by a false conviction. >> reporter: outside the court spectators cried and shouted. a little girl's memory still fresh in their minds. her mother acquitted in her death. sentencing will take place this thursday. casey anthony faces a maximum of four years behind bars minutes team served which is two and a half years. now back to you. >> all eyes were supposed to be trained on the sky but violence brought many down to earth shortly after the majestic fireworks. one man stabbed to death. a 4-year-old shot. police is asking for your help to solve both cases.

brian kuebler has more. >> reporter: there were 600 officers downtown and cameras just about every where but the crazy actions of a few left a man dead and a 4-year-old shot. police responded to a stabbing on pier 5. a citizen sent this cell phone picture to police shortly after. police want to speak to this man and find out whoever used a broken bottle to kill joe callo from alabama. >> you can see down to the tattoo. because people want better. because people want a safer environment, we'll find out.

>> reporter: ridiculous and stupid some of the words described to describe the stabbing and shooting. the boy was walking with his father when he screamed out he was shot in the leg. police don't know if it was a shot fired at someone or in the hair for celebrations. >> that's one of the things we're looking for, the lack of physical evidence, the trajectory of the real many, the deployment of our officers and the proximity of any crowd. >> the shooting involved much more miss strip and police are scouring surveillance video for clues, a maddening task when you consider how many officers were on the street and the amount of video available, a safety plan that should have been enough to avoid such violence. >> it is truss straighting because we know we had the

deploy plt there, we had the number there and we're working hard to work smarter and more efficiently and have a few people who want to put a cloud on to. the department will critique its options. the next test will be the grand prix coming up on labor day weekend. if you have information on either case call metro crime stoppers. it happened again. three men claiming to be police officers bust into a home to rob the place. roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: the latest incident happened on garrison avenue and the robber follow as familiar pattern. the three men forced their way

intoed home just after 5:30. when they got inside, they tied the people up and ransacked the house. it happened at two other homes, one on medford and one in federal hill. >> it has unclear if this is copycats or a group of individuals. it's all across the city, so there's no correlation on geography but we want to make the public aware. the city police say the people were not gurred. we'll have more coming up at 6. >> abc 2 news is working on what to do if a police officer does knock on your door or pull you over. you call 911 and ask the dispatcher to confirm the

officer's information. zoo get out of your -- don't get out of your vehicle. stay on the line until it's confirmed the person is legit. if ask questions like which department are you with and what is your badge number, which should not be difficult for a legitimate officer to answer. police in carroll county are looking for a fugitive who abducted an 8-year-old on the 4th of july. the man first assaulted his girlfriend and baby outside the sykesville home before turning his attention to the son. >> she ran in my house. he come around the back side and was banging on my door threatening to take the 8-year-old. >> police put out an all points bulletin for michael terrell. after the rab ducks terrell

released the boy at a mount airy nursing home. he was last seen driving a brown 1996 old mobile, four-door sedan. we got a code orange effect through cecil county and some bad air as all the car exhaust interacts with that intense sunshine and high heat level. right now temperatures hovering around 90, just a few passing clouds. active weather has stayed east. southern delaware none of that around baltimore. warm and hazy and stray showers to the east. we talk about how things shape up coming up. the new york city hotel maid who accused former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn of rape

has filed a libel lawsuit against the new york post. it said that she was a prostitute and that she traded sex for money. the post is standing by it. she felt it was a move to step down. county council woman leslie johnson resigned today. johnson's last official day in office will be july the 31st. johnson's resignation, the latest in the events that saw her husband shaking down developers. she will be sentenced coming up in october. a day of fishing and sight seeing on a tourist boat goes horribly wrong. an american tourist is dead, others are missing. plus, the dates posted on the meat you buy at the grocery store has more to do with quality than safety.

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we're going to be talking about severe weather. at least five are still missing in mexico. 43 were in a tourist fishing boat. the boat capsized and sank. these photos were taken after the rescue. the person who died was an american. all of those rescued are expected to be okay. a homeless man was whisked away during this flash flood. fire officials lowered a ladder it get to the man and get him into safety. they took him to the hospital just to be safe.

check it out. a calm and steamy night. quiet but muggy. 91 degrees the current air temperature and humidity 42%. owed closer to 70. you can see our heat index value in the inner harbor, 95. more sunshine out there today than what we had, generally sunny scenario but have to say it was a haze sunshine. if you went further south. the humidity more oppressive, st. marys county to st. charles

county. look closely. that almost looks like enhanced cloud cover. rote now the radar isn't indicating that. we take you out to the statewide perspective. 91 the current temp in baltimore and dulles and d.c. and easton. it's a hot one. as we zoom in, the highest humidity from annapolis southward to the southern tip of the state into tobacco country, as humid as it is around baltimore, realize it's worse to the south. 96 in downtown baltimore. quiet, a couple of showers flaring up on the eastern shore. overall most of the activity is south of us.

it's this boundary -- wherever the boundary is, that's where we'll likely see a narrow band flare up each afternoon. i think especially no thursday afternoon you can see it on our futurecast, kind of bearing that out. tomorrow afternoon brief flareup. in the heating of the day on thursday when we get the heat driven storms, that boundary looks like will position itself over the state by thursday. it's tough to say where it will shift. it's over maryland, lock for storms. wednesday 90 or so with the chance for afternoon storms and getting muggier. let's talk about your seven-day

forecast. temperatures definitely hot the next couple of days. right now keeping it dry. still will be hot and hazy but the chances for storms look relatively men mal. that's how it's sets up. >> sitting by, comes bow and says let -- by and says let's go up on the roof. saw downtown, dundalk, loch raven. it was great. ought to charge admission next year. $40 to go up the ladder. thanks for that. abc 2 news is working for you by helping you save money. tonight we'll give you the facts. is there any give on the

expiration date for food or medicine. >> reporter: if you feel like you're working too hard to replenish the money to replace products, myth number one. you should get new running shoes every three months. we tested running shoes at a lab and found after 500 miles one pair had minimal damage and another pair had no wear at all. >> what really matters is how many miles are on them. if you're an avid runner running 25 miles a week, you need to replace them more quickly than someone running just five miles. >> reporter: myth two, piered food will make you sick. actually, the date stamped on packages have to do with quality, not safety. it's that they may not be as

nutritious or flavorrable. >> you will not get sick unless it smells ran sid. then throw it out. >> reporter: speaking of groceries. the old arm and hammer baking sew disa says replace every three months, but the new one says every 30 days even though the product hasn't changed. >> trying to sell more product. >> reporter: myth three. you must get your oil changed every 3,000 miles. so i called some shops. seven said every 3,000 miles, three, including two honda dealerships said every 4,000 to 5,000 miles. they were all wrong says right

here in my owner's manual, every 7,500 miles. myth four, expired drug cost make you expire. toss out expired prescription drugs that your life depends on. >> things like pain relievers, allergy pled sins, they are -- medicines, they're going to be good for several years after. get them out of the bathroom. hot steamy air will make them break down sooner. >> reporter: myth five, your computer becomes obsolete as soon yous you -- as you as you buy it. as long last it's not running slowly, no need to upgrade. >> you have to replace the ink

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there may be a new way in -- weapon in the battle of the bulge. there's good fat and bad fat. authors report in experimentses decreased when the fat by transforming it to brown fat. the miles gained less weight and insulin tolerance. it's a long ways away from use in people. more children are turning to their bikes and feet for transportation. a new study examined more than

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