anthony learns her fate today under tight courtroom security as threats against her continue to grow. debt negotiations, president obama calls for even more spending cuts as republicans hint they're ready to deal on taxes. and terror alert, a new warning at the nation's airports. shoe bombs did not work, so terrorists may put explosives inside their bodies. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. even though she's been acquitted of murdering her daughter, this morning casey anthony is being called one of the most despised mothers in

america and today she learns her legal fate for lying to police. karen brown is in orlando, florida, with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: and good morning to you, betty. extra security is planned to are this area outside the courthouse here during the sentencing hearing and basically the judge has three choices. he can give her more jail time, he can release her on probation or he can set her free for time already served. casey anthony could walk away a free woman this morning. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: just two days after being acquitted in the murder of her daughter, caylee, the 25-year-old will be sentenced on four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators. each charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison but since anthony has already spent nearly three years behind bars, she could be released for time served. >> justice for caylee! >> reporter: because of the high profile nature of the case the court will take extra precautions to keep anthony

safe. >> she's despised by most of america. >> reporter: casey anthony's future outside of jail remains unclear. she'll need to find a place to live and get a job but some say an interview or book deal could fetch a half a million dollars or more. >> this the story has demonstrated its ability to capture national attention and she has a chance to bankroll herself for the rest of her life. >> reporter: whether that life will include her family remains to be seen. her father, george, became the defense team's main target for the trial and a lawyer for anthony's parents says they haven't spoken to her daughter since 2008. >> at some point i imagine there will be a family meeting. >> reporter: a family meeting that will be missing little caylee anthony. >> reporter: george and cindy anthony say they have received death threats. two jurors both say they wanted to convict casey anthony for

murdering her daughter, they just didn't feel they had the evidence to do it. betty? >> karen brown in orlando, florida, thank you. now to the fight over debt negotiations and spending and taxes. this morning president obama meets with leadership amid signs republican leaders may be willing to compromise on closing loopholes and tax holes. tara mergener what is the latest on this political tug-of-war. >> good morning betty. the august 2nd deadline is fast approaching and republicans are now hinting they may at least be willing to talk about taxes, something the president insists on. >> the debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the american people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that

are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high. >> reporter: the president wants to end existing tax breaks for owners of corporate jets and subsidies for energy companies. republicans appear ready to talk. house republican leader eric cantor said yesterday that if the president wants to talk about loopholes, with he'll be glad to talk. while adding that eliminating corporate tax breaks should be coupled with spending cuts elsewhere. that may mean cuts in medicare and social security, something democrats have said is off the table, and the president is eyeing an even bigger deficit reduction deal than the $2 trillion over ten years proposed by the gop. he's talking to congressional leaders about cutting $4 trillion over 12 years. >> the president said he prefers a big package. we all do and i hope that there will be some kind of break-through. >> reporter: and u.s. treasury officials are now considering their options just in case

congress does not make that august 2nd deadline, and the u.s. defaults on its loans for the very first time. betty? >> tara mergener in washington, thank you, tara. the tsa issued a new terror warning about something called body packing. the government says terrorists may be shifting tactics to evade airport securing by sewing inside a suicide attacker's body. sandra hughes has details. >> reporter: the transportation security administration confirms al qaeda operatives in yemen want to implant a bomb inside operatives. >> we have passed it to our foreign partners and the u.s. carriers. >> reporter: the tsa alerted airlines worldwide and is beefing up security for international flights headed to the u.s. a law enforcement source tells cbs news officials have not uncovered an actual plot, information al qaeda recently expressed interest in recruiting a surgeon to implant explosives.

experts warn plastic bombs would be tough to detect even for full body scanners. >> it's hard for the current technology to actually determine what is inside body cavities. >> reporter: security personnel have been told to watch for someone who may be acting out of the ordinary, possibly in pain or discomfort from an implanted device. sources say terrorist groups want to make flying more costly and fliers more fearful. >> you think about it, i don't think there's one person who doesn't. >> reporter: 2009 a suicide bomber sat across from a saudi prince. when the implant went off he was killed and the prince slightly injured. >> the human body shields the immediate impact of the explosion. >> reporter: whether or not they succeed in perfecting the tactic experts say it's evidence al qaeda continues to look for new ways to attack america. sandra hughes, cbs news, los

angeles. the u.s. army says the alleged ft. hood shooter could face the death penalty. maj major nadal ha soon opened fire in 2009. he'll be tried in military court. here in new york the fate of dominique strauss-kahn remains in limbo. his lawyers met yesterday with prosecutors who have yet to drop the charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid. they say strauss-kahn won't take a plea deal. there's been a deadly grizzly bear in yellowstone national park in wyoming. a couple was hiking yesterday morning when they surprised a mother bear and her cubs. the bear killed the man, his wife suffered minor injuries and managed to call 911. >> this is the first time that there has been a bear caused human fatality in yellowstone in 25 years. >> it is the third bear attack

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on the "cbs moneywatch" another mixed day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison is here with the latest oen that. >> good morning to you betty. stocks in asia were up a little and down a little. the nikkei was down a little and hang song up a little high a little. the dous gained 56 points and the nasdaq up by 8. a new report shows men are gaining many more jobs in the slow economic recovery than women. during the recession, the opposite was true but since 2009, when the recession officially ended, the labor department says men have gained 768,000 jobs while women have lost 218,000. facebook is adding video conferencing through skype. facebook skype service will initially be limited to one on one video chats and will be free. the deal could also mean a new facebook relationship with microsoft, which is buying

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new england. later today the southeast will see thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. stronger storms will hit parts of the central plains. the northwest will cool off while the southern plains continue to bake in 100 degree heat. in sports three dramatic extra inning games in the majors. bottom of the 14th, giants tied with san francisco. na nate. ramone hernandez the go ahead run and the reds hung on for a 9-8 win over the cardinals. the 10th in miami, the blast into the left field seats, 17th home run of the season and florida got the walk-off win 7-6 over the phillies. world cup soccer and comeback for the women's team that fell just short.

sweden got two goals in the first second abbey wambach for a goal. ended with a victory for sweden. u.s. faces brazil in the quarterfinals on sunday. when we return another look at this morning's top stories. and whitey bulger says he's innocent of the murders he's accused of, all 19 of them. it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. any tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. [ male announcer ] ask your veterinarian about k9 advantix ii. for his dentist, the choice is clear.

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of killing her daughter, caylee. and congressional leaders meet with president obama at the white house today for another round of talks on raising the debt limit. republicans hint they will discuss reducing some tax breaks. in southern california, one person is dead and five are hospitalized this morning after the crash of a marine helicopter. smoke rose over the crash site at the camp pendleton marine base yesterday. the survivors were rushed to military and civilian hospitals. in other news james "whitey" bulger says he is innocent of 19 murders and other crimes dating back to the 1970s. the alleged mob boss pled not guilty to 32 counts of racketeering yesterday in boston court. does the 81 believe he'll ever go free? here's jim axelrod. >> reporter: some guess what whitey bulger is thinking now are more educated than others

like mikey sullivan. >> he's thinking about how he can make life as easy as possible for himself. >> reporter: the former u.s. attorney in boston say bulger may actually believe he's going to beat this too. >> i'm extremely angry at whitey. >> reporter: john shea is extremely angry. is he going to sing now? >> the guy's been singing for over 30 years. >> reporter: shea should know. bulger gave him up when shea was running drugs for him in the 1980s. he says bulger will say anything to create leverage for himself. >> he's a fraud. he's a rat. and king rat at that. >> reporter: because in the eyes of many he's a sinister manipulator. listen to shea, who bulger helped send to prison and perhaps stunningly confesses to some sadness. >> because i never had a father. at times he was a father figure, and that's the sad part that i

feel. >> reporter: but of all the feelings about bulger in boston now, sadness may be the least common. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. a train wreck in indiana is disrupting amtrak passenger service between new york and chicago this morning. at least 16 freight train cars derailed on a bridge southeast of indianapolis yesterday. some cars even toppled into the river below. this is a magical day in london for harry potter fans. thousands are camped out on trafalgar square, many in costume waiting for tonight's premiere of the last movie and the series "harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2." this morning on "the early show" what the future may hold, good and bad for casey anthony. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] this...is the network --

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good morning! i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. welcome to 9news. here's angie goff, back from vacation. anny hong is in for howard. good morning, anny. >> good morning, guys. before heading out the door, our storm chances increasing today and through tomorrow. grab the umbrella. we'll talk about that.

also a chance for some severe weather as well, possibly in isolated locations. here's a look at your forecast for today, on this thursday. 9:00 this morning, partly cloudy conditions. temperatures in the low 80s. it is still muggy out there. 3:00, late this afternoon, evening, a chance for some storms. temperatures topping out around low 90s. here is a look at the conditions. d.c. at 47. sterling, good morning to you at 72 degrees. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd. look out to the west and south of us around warren, you may see some light showers out there. there are some areas of patchy fog including dulles and leesburg. highs today around the low 90s for d.c. winchester 29. cumberland lower 90s. annapolis warming up to 90 degrees. we'll talk more about the storms and why the storm chances go up for tomorrow to finish off your work week. first, here's angie with your

traffic. >> happy thursday, everybody. thank you so much, anny. we're starting things off with the green light. basically waking up to some construction out there. 395 -- 495 in virginia, watch for it between the dulles toll road and route 7. on the inner loop from 66 up to 123. moving over to maryland, 270, no problems to report going northbound and southbound. just a little bit of fog to contend with. roadwork on 95 headed northbound, you'll find it around the capital beltway and again around route 32 going southbound, the work zone is set up around route 198. still ahead, a look at the prince george's county roads. i'll have that at 4:31. now back to andrea and mike. >> here are stories we're following for you this thursday morning. president obama meets with congressional leaders this morning to try to reach a deal on raising the debt limit. >> after weeks of stalled negotiations, democrats and republicans may actually be moving toward a compromise. >> the white house is pushing

for more deficit reduction. republicans say their somewhat open to closing some of the tax loopholes. >> imagine this. there is an emergency on the metro and officers are called for help on their radios. the only problem is their radios don't work. >> that's the claim from many police officers who say spotty radio reception can put riders and them at risk. ken molestina explain why the officers' call for help may be calling on deaf ears. >> reporter: it is their main source of communication but now metro transit cops are having to deal with radios that put simply, don't always work. they're rolling the dice every time they try to communicate an emergency over the airwaves. that has metro riders on edge. >> communications has gotta be key with public safety. >> reporter: an attorney for the union that represents transit police officers said the problem is so widespread, officers have to think twice about areas they patrol in and around metro lines. in a statement, an attorney

justin keating said... metro authorities released this statement... the spotty radio reception problem according to the union is causing a major two-fold deficiency. not only does it jeopardize riders' safety but officers may not be able to call for help when they need it. >> if there is a situation going on and you need back-up, you gotta be able to reach them. you can't get in touch with them, that's a real issue. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >> metro wouldn't comment more. an attorne