verdict, not guilty. shock and outrage for some outside the courthouse at the cas casey antony murder trial. inside casey shed tears of joy. >> verdict as to count one. we the jury find the defendant not guilty. the president hoping to kickstart talks over the debt limit, president obama invites lawmakers to the white house. it looks like armageddon, a towering dust storm smothers the city of phoenix. captioning funded by cbs

good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. it is a verdict that has been compared to the o.j. simpson trial. prosecutors in orlando set stunned as the jury declared casey anthony not guilty on all three counts of killing her daughter caylee anthony. outside the courthouse, anger. the jury did find anthony guilty on four misdemeanor counts of lying. she'll be sentenced for that tomorrow. an alternate juror who was not in on the final deliberations but did sit through the trial agrees with the main verdict. >> they didn't really show meive of why, you know, casey would have done what she did. they brought up the party girl aspect, doesn't make sense because they had mom and dad willing at all times to watch caylee. they didn't show us how caylee

died. >> karen brown has more now on yesterday's dramatic verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> 25-year-old casey anthony cried and hugged her defense team. the jury took fewer than 11 hours to find her not guilty of murder and two other charges related to her daughter caylee's death. casey's parents ducked out of court right after the verdict. >> while we're happy for casey there are no winners in this case. caylee has passed on far, far too soon. >> reporter: the coroner never determined the cause of caylee's death but did rule it a homicide, after 33 days of testimony and mounds of evidence, the jury found the prosecution just didn't bear the burden of proof. >> i never, ever criticized a jury. theirs is the task of deciding what to believe. >> reporter: none of the 12 jurors were willing to speak to the media. while casey anthony was cleared in the criminal justice system,

many in the court of public opinion just don't agree with the jury's verdict. >> it's unfathomable these people would listen to everything and know about this case for the last three years and come to that decision. >> i think the jury came back too soon. >> reporter: anthony was convicted of four counts of lying to investigators but some legal experts think she won't serve additional time. >> i think the judge will release her thursday. there's no reason to keep her any longer. >> for time already served. >> reporter: anthony has spent three years in jail. the defense is hoping she can rebuild her life starting this week. karen brown for cbs news orlando florida. now to the debt showdown. president obama is pressuring lawmakers to hammer out a deal to raise the debt ceiling so he's invited republican and democratic leaders to the white house tomorrow. tara mergener is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, betty. while president obama is hoping the meeting with the top eight

lawmaker also finally mean that deal but at this point it's unclear any real compromise can be found. president obama wants congress to strike a deal on raising a debt limit in the next two weeks. >> we've made progress and i believe that greater progress is within sight, but i don't want to fool anybody. we still have to work through some real differences. >> reporter: he's invited democratic and republican leaders to the white house tomorrow to try to jumpstart stalled talks. the president is urging lawmakers to leave their differences at the door and he's rejected any talk of a short term agreement that would raise the debt ceiling for six to eight months. >> i don't share that view. i don't think the american people here sent us here to avoid tough problems. >> reporter: the president insists any deal will have to include not only spending cuts but also tax hikes for the wealthy, still republicans aren't budging. >> frankly, we don't think the voters sent a wave of

republicans last november because they wanted us to raise taxes. >> reporter: the gop argues tax increases will hurt the economy even more. "i'm happy to discuss these at the white house but such discussions will be fruitless until the president recognizes economic realities." congress has suggest 2nd to raise the debt limit or the u.s. will default on its bills for the first time potentially throwing the country back into a recession. republicans want at least $2 trillion in spending cuts before they'll consider raising that debt limit. betty, back to you. >> tara mergener in washington, thank you for that. here in new york federal authorities are holding a man from somalia on terrorism charges, he was captured in the gulf of mexico of aden between yemen and somalia.

he gave up important information about two terrorist groups including al qaeda. the obama administration plans to try him in civilian court. the families of seven american fishermen missing in mexico insist they are not giving up hope as the search continues this morning. a sudden storm capsized their boat off of mexico's coast on sunday. one american died. 19 others were rescued. now to the oil spill on the yellowstone river in southern montana. the river is above flood stage, making it difficult to clean up the 42,000 gallons of crude. there is also fears the rapid current could push oil even farther downstream. on the "cbs moneywatch," up and down day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. >> good morning to you, betty. stocks were mixed in asia. the nikkei was higher by 0.5% and hong kong's hang seng was slightly lower.

on last 12 points lower and the nasdaq up by 10. in washington christine lagarde holds her first news conference as head of the international mondayer it fund, this follows the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn following allegations he sexually assaulted a new york hotel maid. republicans say the government is going too far, the white house plan would allow companies to market food to kids only if they have specific healthy ingredients and are low in fats, sodium and sugar. netflix is expanding its movie and tv streaming service into latin america and the caribbean. 43 spanish speaking countries will be able to ac session the online moviehe largest international expansion for netflix so far. betty, trouble for ostrich

farmers. the birds are a little behind on egg laying because of rainy spring weather in the northeast. the birds will not produce eggs without steady sunshine. as one farmer put it, ostriches can certainly be divas. i've heard that, too, about talent. >> not me, of course. >> not us, no. >> okay, yeah, nice clarifying that. thank you, ashley. just ahead on "the morning news" a cell phone hacking scandal grows. it looks like a mummy but it's not the sahara, it's arizona. first scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." they worked in aerospace and now losing their jobs. the end of a career from nasa workers from astronauts to mechanics. where do they go from here? find out tonight on the "cbs evening news." "cbs moneywatch" sponsored

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13-year-old girl who was later found murdered. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: it's britain's biggest sunday newspaper selling more than 2.5 million copies by delivering skin and the skinny. scoops, some of which the news of the world has gotten by hacking into the voice mail accounts of famous victims like mick vager, eric clpton, gwyneth paltrow, tony blair and a member of prince william's staff. it is the intrusion into millie dowler, a missing 13-year-old that outraged the nation. it hacked into her voice mail hearing desperate relatives trying to hear her it deleted messages to make room for others and so gave her family false hope. millie was found dead six months after her abduction. >> we're most desperately worried. >> reporter: the family which

made heart rendering apeelsz is distraught. the scandal has political fallout. it is owned by rupert international. its editor rebecca brooks runs international operations and refused to resign. the news will conduct its own internal inquiring into the hacking but rebecca brooks will head the investigation, in other words, investigating herself. the police inquiry and scotland yard said there be more bombshell investigations to come. >> we'll stay on top of that story for you. straight ahead your wednesday morning weather and in sports the mets shows sparkling defense at dodger's stadium and some power, too. you know what this is, cartwright? yes. nicorette mini.

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will stay hot and dry, severe weather portions of new england and midwest with strong winds and hail. the mets shut out the dodgers in los angeles, great deafness by carlos beltran with a diving catch. the mets beat the dodgers 6-0. in cleveland the yankees derek jeter smacked a two-run double to left center. jeter needs four more hits to reach the 3,000 mark. cc sabathia struck out 12 for the victory over the india. dustin pedroia struck out 12 and the red sox catcher jason varitek flocked the plate to make the tag, boston beat toronto 3-2. tiger woods will not play in the british open next week.

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president obama invited lawmakers of both parties to the white house tomorrow hoping to kickstart the deadlock negotiations on raising the debt limit. cbs news learned that the obama white house is changing its policy toward military veterans who commit sue identify. families of such troops will now receive the same presidential condolence letters sent to those who die in war zones. elaine kquijano reports on the father who led the campaign to change rules. >> i have doubts, many doubts but we're very pleased. >> reporter: last week greg keasling got the call from the white house he waited two years to receive, the long wait from the acknowledgment from the commander in chief was almost over. >> it was a very good moment that this has been worth it. >> reporter: since the suicide of keasling's son, 25-year-old army specialist chance keasling in iraq, greg and his wife janet

have fought to receive a con condolence letter writing to the president and asking their congressman for help. >> he was a good soldier, and so i think that's the part that i want to know that the country appreciates. >> reporter: keasling has been told he'll receive some kind of recognition from the white house, though not an official presidential condolence letter in memory of his son, chance. >> today we'll be reading "the cat in the hat." chance keasling shot himself on his second tour in iraq. military families received letters from the president only if their loved ones died on the battlefield or an accident in war zones. >> i do think this is about doing what is the right thing. i feel that to the core of my being. this is a justice for my son. chance keasling. >> reporter: elaine quijano, contribution news, indianapolis. in myanmar, once called

burma, a rare sight, aung san suu kyi walking about freely, seven months after the pro-democracy leader was freed from house arrest, she took the opportunity to visit buddhist temples in the countryside. the royal newlyweds continue their tour of canada's northwest territories. he tried his hand at street hockey with street children and he and his wife will wrap up their tour in southern california later this week. they did miss a supersize serving of britain's national food, fish and chips made from a single giant hajagiant halibut, more than 90 pounds, setting a world record. this morning on "the early show" an in-depth look at the casey anthony not guilty verdict. i'm betty nguyen. this is "cbs morning news."

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good morning. i'm andrea roane. look who's back. >> is it wednesday? is that right? >> it is. >> i'm mike hydeck. glad to be back. monika samtani is in for angie. olga is in for howard bernstein. >> you notice the sticky, steamy feel.

the humidity in the air. >> from garage to garage. >> exactly. >> follow the ac. it will be the rule of the day today. our current temperatures are fairly warm right now. most of us are sitting in the sticky and muggy 70s. that's about it for the overnight lows at least at the city center. most of us in the upper 70s. we did drop down in the northern and western suburbs. if you're getting into the petersburg area. 64 degrees. we're seeing slightly cooler temperatures off to the mountain areas as well. for most of us, it will be a pretty muggy start. there is also a slight rain chance in the forecast. grab your umbrella. we don't have very many clouds around. we kept the overnight mainly clear but with the south- southwest winds, we'll continue to pump in the humidity. as we head in toward the afternoon, temperatures go up as well as the humidity values and our air quality is very, very poor. we're only seeing about code orange today. so, it is definitely unhealthy

for some sensitive types out there. as the forecast goes throughout the day, we're expecting to see our temperatures move on up. we'll start out in the 70s this morning. even by the 9:00 hour, most of us will be near the 80 degree mark. noontime temperatures into the middle and upper 80s. we're headed into the 90s by this afternoon. forecast will stay warm for the long-term. we'll see more of this in our seven-day forecast. let's take a check of the morning ride. >> good morning, everybody. we got the overnight construction. yep, it is back on the outer loop of the beltway. we'll start there in virginia in tysons between route 123 and route 7 along the right side. let's go over to 66 on the inbound side. it is a paving operation at route 123. should be cleared by 5:00. at 395 and springfield, blocked because of construction. take northbound 395 over to edsel. turn around and get back on to the inner loop. i'll have more on what's going on around the area at 4:31.

andrea, mike, back to you. >> here are stories we're following for you. president obama will meet with congressional leaders tomorrow to discuss raising the nation's debt limit. >> president says there has been some progress but work still needs to be done. if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd, the u.s. will default on its bills. a number of arlington residents were forced to live without power for nearly three days after a round of storms knocked out electricity on sunday. dominion promised to have the power back on by 6:00 last night. >> as we speak, all you about a few dozen customers are in the dark. ken molestina found out those left without power, their patience is about to wear out. >> when nightfall came on tuesday night, it was an all too familiar scene for the residents sitting in the dark. there was nothing but the moonlight and lights from repair crews shining on the blacked out streets along williamsburg boulevard. >> it has been an

inconvenience. we're trying to be patient. >> reporter: earlier in the day, crews were removing massive toppled trees but despite their efforts, they didn't make the deadline of getting power back on by 6:00 p.m. they promised -- a promise to these neighbors that was broken. >> it would help if we kind of had a no later than kind of day because that would help us plan refrigeration and how many times should you go to the gym to get your shower. >> we do our best to provide the best guesstimate based on the damage assessments we do. >> not knowing when the power will come back on has kept the arlington residents improvising on ways to cook, stay clean and most importantly, keep cool. >> someplace with air conditioning, if you go out for a meal or go shopping for a little bit. >> even though the last few days have been troublesome, the sight of crews working is helping them keep their fingers cr