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our david mattingly is at the courthouse for us. also, attorney, holly hughes is here with me in atlanta. i'm going to turn to holly here in just a moment. but, david, what in the world just happened? >> reporter: we really don't know, t.j. it was an unusual move that both sides went into the judge's chambers. usually they just go to a side bar and have their discussions amongst themselves there in court. this time they were completely away from view, behind closed doors, with the court reporter as they were going through their discussions. then the judge emerges and says that this is a legal issue that requires them to not have court today. he doesn't elaborate, leaving everyone to speculate what could this legal issue be? and it could be something as simple as them requiring the services or information from someone who's not available today to something possibly a problem with a juror. so, again, it opens up a wide range of speculation of what sort of roadblock they ran into today, that required them to step back and say, we can't

our david mattingly is at the courthouse in orlando. some pretty riveting testimony today, david. >> reporter: that's right. hearing a lot from werner spitz, he is the expert, a forensic pathologist, called by the defense, to bolster their claim that caylee anthony died by accident, by drowning possibly in her grandparents' swimming pool and she was not murdered as drugged and suffocated with duct tape by her mother as the prosecution claims. and the way he was able to contribute to this was saying, first of all, he felt that the autopsy that was done, he said, was shoddy. he was very critical of the fact that examiners here did not cut open the skull and examine the contents of the skull. he said, if they had, they would have noticed that the body had been laid out and decomposed, what they had laying to the side, not straight up as they had apparently found it. he goes on to further say that it is his belief that someone actually took duct tape not to suffocate caylee, but to later attach the jaw to the skull after the body had decompo

. >> david mattingly is in orlando following the trial. last week a prosecution expert said that it was no doubt it was homicide, the defense is trying to counter that now, but still, other drama and the judge spoke out about it, david. >> that's right, it's clear what the defense needs to do here, they are attacking all the evidence that the state is providing bringing their own witnesses to point out that this is a circumstantial case. their challenge now is to make the jury believe their version of this is stronger than the prosecution's theory about this, the prosecution saying that caylee anthony was murdered by her mother, the defense saying that caylee anthony was not murdered, that she tragically drowned in the family's pool. but the testimony today didn't even get started really before there were some fireworks so the judge had to weigh in warning the defense because there was an agreement here that there were supposed to be no surprises when someone comes to the stand. both sides were supposed to know exactly what the defense was

cnn's david mattingly is outside the courthouse. so explain, david, what happened? >> reporter: well, i wish i could explain, fredricka, as does everyone else here covering the trial. but what happened this morning, everyone was in place when the judge and the attorneys went into a closed door session. this is something that is unusual, usually they do all their discussions in a side bar in front of everyone in the courtroom. this time they went behind a closed door, took the court reporter with them for record, and they emerged sometime later and the judge had this to say to the surprised courtroom. >> as both sides concurred that a legal issue has arisen unrelated to the issue that we talked about first thing this morning, dealing with dr. fern that would necessitate us recessing for today. >> reporter: now, what could that legal issue be? could it be something minor that only affects the scheduling of this trial? makes it go maybe a day or so longer? or is this something that could have some sort of impact on the outcome of this trial, that would be something ver

cnn's david mattingly outside the courthouse for us this morning. i also have holly hughes, an attorney here in studio with me. she'll be talking to me in just a second about what we saw. but david, are we still trying to put together exactly what happened in court today that caused the judge to say, hey, see you on monday? >> reporter: quite a mystery, t.j. we were all set, ready to go, everyone was in place. there were witnesses outside, ready to be called and then the judge and the attorneys for both sides went behind closed doors, something we rarely see. usually they go to a side bar to discuss any sort of issues there in the courtroom. this time, they went behind closed doors, they had a private meeting. the court reporter was in there recording it all, but we don't know what they were talking about. the judge emerged, everyone came out and took their place again, and here is the announcement that he had for the stunned courtroom. >> both sides concur that a legal issue has arisen, unrelated to the that shall we talked about first thing this mo

. >> david mattingly is in orlando, following the trial. so, last week, the prosecution expert said that she had no doubt it was homicide. the defense is trying to counter that, but there was other drama involving the judge today. david? >> reporter: that's right. it got off to a very bad start for the defense today. there has been an agreement all along in place in this trial that there would be no surprises. everyone was supposed to know exactly what these experts were going to be testifying to as they got on the stand. well, today, a defense witness started testifying about something that wasn't in this report to the court. it was catching the prosecution by surprise. that was against the rules. and the judge very sternly admonished the defense for doing that. listen to what he had to say. >> i would entertain a possible instruction if the state wants to draft one about this violation and i would decide whether or not i will do it. i will reserve the decision whether or not i should proceed to contempt proceedings at the conclusion of th

cnn's david mattingly is outside the courthouse.etter view as to why the judge made that call today? >> reporter: no, fredricka. definitely a layer of mystery on top of all of the movements that we have seen inside this courtroom. today, everyone was in place. before they brought the jury in, the judge and the prosecution and the defense all went behind closed doors, which is kind of unusual. they always have their conferences and a side bar out inside the courtroom where everyone can see. this time they went behind closed doors, emerged sometime later, and this is what the judge said it a very surprised courtroom. >> both sides condition occur th -- concur that a legal issue has arisen first thing this morning dealing with dr. fern that would necessitate us resetting for today. >> reporter: now what could this legal issue be? no one is saying at this point. it could be something minor that only affects the scheduling of this trial, pushing it perhaps a little later after the fourth of july. or it is something serious that could act

cnn's david mattingly is in orlando covering the trial. david?rter: testimony had barely begun today before everything hit a snag. the judge getting involved when the defense brought an expert witness to the stand to testify about something that the prosecution wasn't prepared for. the judge says this was against the rules and admonished the defers. he told the witness to stand -- the defense. he told the witness to stand down, to be brought back later. he had stern warnings for the defense tnot to do that again. >> i would entertain a possible instruction if the state wants to draft one about this violation. and i would decide whether or not i will do it. i will reserve the decision whether or not i should proceed to contempt proceedings at the conclusion of this trial. >> reporter: testimony continued today with dr. westerner spitz, a nationally known forensic specialist, testifying for the defense, saying that he believed that authorities here got it wrong. that there's no way to determine exactly how caylee anthony was killed. he focused on t

david mattingly is at the courthouse in orlando. a bit of drama again this morning, david? >> reporter: that's right. we're hearing right now at this hour from one of the star defense witnesses. werner spitz, a world-renowned forensic pathologist, describing his opinion of how this autopsy was conducted on kalz anthony. he describes it now as a shoddy autopsy because the examiners did not open up the skull to examine the interior of the skull which he said would have been very important in this case. he also has some very different theories about that duct tape that was found on the skull, saying that he believes it was placed there after the body had decomposed. listen. >> the duct tape was a later, later event, not an early event. >> after decompensation? >> after decomposition. >> reporter: he's now under cross-examination from the prosecution. everyone trying to maintain l kr of this story before the jury. because it's a circumstantial case, both the prosecution and the defense are challenged with presenting the most credible story behind the death of this young girl as

david mattingly, cnn, orlando. >> david, thank you very much. our guests tonight have been doing their own digging on the possible reasons. today's court session was abruptly recessed until monday. first let's revisit the key moments that brought casey anthony before the court, accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. >> june 9th, 2008 is the day that casey tells investigators is the last time she saw her daughter. here's her statement right here. monday, june 9th, 2008. between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., i, casey anthony, took my daughter caylee marie anthony to her nanny's apartment. june 15th, 2008. this is really where that 31-day period begins because caylee, and we've all seen these pictures with her great grandfather cindy's dad at the nursing home. it's cindy whose actually taking the pictures. investigators found these images on the anthony laptop. >> june 16th is a big, big day. there's a lot of things going on. first, that's the day at 12:50 p.m. when casey's dad george says that he last sees little caylee. then investigators have

david mattingly, one more time, back in orlando there outside the courthouse. let me bring you back into the equation as they're carrying out these discussions. what is the focus of this testimony? >> this testimony focusing on the trunk of that pontiac sunbird that casey anthony was driving and that prosecution believed that she put the body of her daughter caylee in that trunk. what we're hearing, though, is from the family members, we heard from the mother earlier about this and now lee who drove that car before casey did that those stains in the trunk of the car several of them were there when they purchased the automobile and before caylee went missing. so the defense, again, trying to show that this was an accidental death. there was no body in that trunk and this was not a case of murder. >> now, this is interesting because this is a day where nearly the entire family is on the stand there defending casey anthony, yet, at the same time, this family is torn over what took place three years ago. is the family in any way showing whether it's cindy or lee, s

david mattingly is keeping an eye on this case for us. he is live for us. david, what are we seeing so far this morning? >> reporter: well, t.j., we've only heard a few minutes of testimony today, and already it's turned out to be a very bad day for the defense. that's because the judge in this case has threatened the defense attorney, jose baez, with contempt. he may face those charges at the end of this trial because he called a witness to testify, to offer testimony about details that had not been disclosed prior to this time. they had an agreement in place, where both sides had to depose their witnesses and then tell the other side what their expert witness was going to talk about. well, this expert witness got on the stand this morning and was going to talk about the duct tape that was found on caylee anthony's body. well, he hadn't talked in a deposition, in a report or anything like that to the prosecution about this in advance, so the judge said, you're violating my rules. you knew this was in place, and he really read the defense the riot act today.

our david mattingly is at the courthouse. he's been watching things inside and outside the courtroom. let's start with what's happening inside. you say it's already been a dramatic morning of testimony. >> reporter: that's right, t.j. and at this very moment on the stand is dr. werner spitz, world-renowned forensic pathologist. he's been considered an expert handling cases date back to the assassination of jfk, examining thousands of bodies in his career. he's now on the stand testifying for the defense. he examined caylee anthony's body. and what he has determined is that he is in disagreement with the authorities here, and that he believes that the duct tape that was found on the body, on caylee anthony's body, was with not placed across her mouth, used to suffocate her, but instead was placed on the body after the body had decomposed. his opinion is trying to blow a hole in the theory of the prosecution that caylee anthony was chloroformed, she had duct tape placed on her mouth, placed in the trunk of a car, and later disp

david mattingly is live for us outside of the orlando courthouse. david. >> reporter: good morning. what we are seeing in the courtroom every day from george and cindy anthony, had walk into the courtroom, they sit in the same seats every day. they are in back row. they are physically about as far away from their daughter as they possibly can be on that main floor of the courtroom. we know that they have both testified for the prosecution in this case. both have provided damaging testimony in the case against their daughter. still this admission from their attorney is somewhat surprising. this coming from orlando attorney mark lipman yesterday. he said they want to see the truth. they want to see justice. they do not think she's innocent. they love her. they are supporting her. they do not want her to get the death penalty. now this did not come out in the courtroom. the jury has not heard this. they are sequestered. it is not clear about what kind of effect this might have on this trial. but it paints a very clear picture of this couple who had been

david mattingly joins us from orlando this morning. what is this woman -- what does she potentially have to do with this case? >> this is one of the biggest moments yesterday in court throughout the entire day and the jury didn't hear any of it. they were out of the room. but the prosecution stepped up and revealed to the court that the investigators in this case are looking into the possibility that casey anthony may have had contact with this other female inmate and may have come up with a story that her daughter drowned in the family swimming pool because of this woman's real-life tragedy. listen. >> the name of the witness is april whalen, apparently her child died in a swimming pool and was found by the child's grandfather, who immediately administered cpr and called 911. miss whalen was in an adjacent cell to miss anthony for a very brief period of time. miss whalen indicates to law enforcement she did not talk to casey anthony. however, she doesn't remember if she talked to other inmates, so at the present time, it's being explo

david mattingly is live in orlando. the judge was not pleased, david?ne side brings an expert to the stand, the other side is supposed to get a report detailing what they are going to talk about so they can be prepared for cross-examination. that has not been happening, according to the prosecution. they stood up yesterday and said, look, we got witnesses about to take the stand and we have no idea what they are going to talk about. they are calling it a trial by ambush and the judge was very clear when he spoke out yesterday, i'm not going to tolerate this any more. listen. >> enough is enough. and both sides need to be forewarned that seclusion exclusion, even at the price of having to do it all over again, which i don't think i will have to do it all over again, because of repeated violations. exclusion may be the proper remedy, if it continues. >> reporter: now when the judge talks about exclusion, he is telling both sides if you try to do this again, then i could very well say, no, you're not going to call that witness to the stand, regardless of w

our david mattingly is right there. hoping today has less drama than yesterday, david?r: that's right. we are already back on track with testimony. we didn't hear any at all yesterday when the judge admonished both sides saying he is fed up with the gamesmanship that is going on here. the prosecution had complained the defense was calling witnesses that the prosecution wasn't prepared for, hadn't deposed and wasn't aware of what kind of expert testimony that was going to be appearing before them, calling it trial by ambush. the judge said, please, no more of that. and if you try that again, i'm not going to allow your witness to take the stand. so any detail can be important in a case like this because it is a circumstantial case. no literal smoking gun in this murder case. to give you an idea of what kind of detail we are going through, we are listening to a plant expert right now. a forensic botannist. an expert who be able to look at some of the plant evidence at the crime scene where caylee's body was found to possibly testify for the defense that the body may have

cnn's david mattingly is there, he'll have the latest for us. >>> also joining us this morning our sunnyhat we've are watching. but, david, let me start with you first. what do we expect in the trial at least inside the courtroom today? >> reporter: t.j., what we're already seeing is another expert witness being called to the stand, a dr. william rodriguez, he's an expert in human decomposition, he's a forensic anthropologist, he's there to bolster the case of the defense, the story that they're trying to push home, that caylee anthony was not murdered, that she drowned in a swimming pool, and her body was later disposed of as an attempt to cover up the accident. now, what we're going to be seeing is similar to what we saw yesterday, which was an expert witness testifying, who is an expert in insects, and he said the bugs in this case, the evidence he examined, told him that caylee anthony's body was never placed in her mother's car, never placed in the trunk of that car. there was a very dramatic moment yesterday when the prosecution was cross-examining that witness, looking at the rese

david mattingly is in sunny, central florida. what kind of stuff are you hearing out there?ere in florida is a lot of economic gloom, all about the economy when people start talking about issues. everyone i talk to almost every single person says that they believe that washington is not feeling their pain. four different people from four different walks of life all feeling the pain of a down economy. in kissimmee, the mortgage crisis hit areliz rodriguez. i purchased it for $255 and right now, it is $87,000. >> reporter: the biggest investment of her life whit they aring away in a market chilled by one of the nation's highest rates of foreclosure. >> i am stressed out. i need a house for my kids and for me. i am trying to work with the bank. the bank doesn't want to work with me. >> reporter: strawberry farmer, charles grooms knows what that if i ams like. >> i am like most folks, filling in the pocketbook. >> reporter: rising costs from everything from labor to fuel has him thinking there is a disconnect from d.c. >> i don't think they have a clue. they have never walked in

cnn's david mattingly joins us from the villages, a retirement community in florida. g. when you look at all the economic indicators that we're familiar with like unemployment, bankruptcies, foreclosures, they've all hit the sunshine state very hard, bringing a lot of economic gloom here. and just about everyone i've talked to over the past couple of days says that they believe that washington is -- >> reporter: people from four different walks of life, all feeling the pain of a down economy. in kissimmee, the mortgage crisis hit her. >> i purchased the house for 255 and right now the house is for $87,000. >> reporter: the biggest investment of her life, withering away in a market chilled by one of the nation's highest rates of foreclosure. >> i'm stressed out because i need a house for my kids and for me and i'm trying to work with the bank and the bank doesn't want to work with me. >> reporter: strawberry carl in plant city knows what that feels like. >> i'm like most folks. i feel it in the pocketbook. >> reporter: rising costs of everything from labor to fuel has h

david mattingly is covering the trial for us and joining us live from orlando. david?rter: george and cindy anthony walked in the courtroom and sitting in the same seats they have been signature in and looking for different than other days in the trial. they are testified for the prosecution and provided damaging testimony against their daughter. still, it was a surprise to hear from their attorney to find out what they were thinking inside about her guilt or innocence and this coming from mark litman, representing the couple. he says they want to see the truth. they want to see justice. they do not think casey is innocent. but this is something he wanted to emphasize here. they love her. they are supporting her. they do not want to see her get the death penalty. every day, her parents come inside, they sit in the back of the courtroom just like they are today. they are physically just about as far as possible as they can be from casey on that main floor of the courtroom. sometimes they are taking notes. they both carry notebooks and they usually bring a bible with the

cnn's david mattingly is standing by at the courthouse in orlando with details. what happened today, david? >> reporter: wolf, the defense pushing very hard today trying to make two points. one, that casey anthony drowned in the family swimming pool and was not murdered, also that this family has some real problems. and to do that, he brought two people to the stand who knew casey anthony best. could this be the photograph of a tragedy in the making? a young caylee anthony, assisted by her grandmother, climbing the ladder of the family's above-ground pool. the defense would like the jury to believe that later in 2008 the child drowned accidentally and they used her grandmother's tears to drive the point home. >> it's a picture of caylee walking up the ladder and i'm behind her holding her. >> reporter: casey anthony, herself, getting emotional during testimony and while watching this video. memories of happier times. the pain of an entire family on display. casey's brother, lee, apparently still upset about being left in the dark during his sister's pregnancy six

cnn's david mattingly is also there. david, why don't you bring us up-to-speed. watching casey and her mother, her mother giving some pretty emotional testimony right now. >> reporter: yes. cindy anthony getting put through the emotional wringer on the stand today. she is identifying for the defense certain pieces of evidence. first, she was shown a video of caylee playing with her daughter casey. that brought her to tears. she was asked to talk about the clothing that caylee was wearing, what size caylee was. that's going to be important later with a point the defense plans to make. also, they showed her photographs of the family pool with the ladder attached. we know that the defense claims that caylee drowned in the family's above ground pool. cindy anthony was then brought to tears again as she was showed a photograph of her holding caylee on the ladder of the pool. again, bolstering the defense's claim that caylee accidentally climbed up that ladder and then drowned under no supervision in the family's pool. but, again, a very emotional day. quite a turn fro

david mattingly for us there in florida with all the issues. david. >>> and in about just one minute we're going to look at a major renovation of russia's public toilets. it sounds strange, but we want to show you has they're doing to make bathrooms more comfortable and safer. we'll be right back. >>> time to catch you up on storiesy might have missed. no letup in the wildfires in apache national forest. officials warn unless high winds die down and low humidity rises the blaze could tont to spread. it's already burned 389,000 acres and nearly 6,000 residents evacuated from their homes. records show it's now the second largest wildfire in the state's history. >>> in russia, the unveiling of what officials are calling bomb-proof toilets. they're to be placed in public bathrooms in moscow by the end of the year. the toilets have basins made from ultra strong fibrous concrete and they'll be heated. coming in handy during the cold winters for sure. the move follow as spate of deadly bomb attacks in recent years. they're hoping to avoid those. >>> d

david mattingly has been listening to florida voters struggling now in a very slow economy. >> reporterur different people from four different walks of life, all feeling the pain of a down economy. in kissimmee, the biggest investment of her life withering away in a market. >> i'm stressed out because i need a house for my kids, and for me, and i'm trying to work with the bank. the bank doesn't want to work with me. >> carl grooms in plant city knows what that feels like. >> i'm like most folks, feeling it in the pocketbook. >> reporter: rising costs of everything has him thinking there's a disconnect in d.c. >> i don't think they've got a clue. they have never walked in the shoe of the common person, never been down here at the level, never had to wonder what they're going to eat tomorrow or where they're going to live or how they get their fuel tank filled up. >> reporter: donna thomas of the villages worries about that all the time. >> we basically had to give up our regular insurance and go to an hmo, and we've had to cut back on everything. >> when her real estate company went up d

you completely, and there's another side to a lot of this very seemingly important evidence. >> david mattinglyting from orlando for us. david, thank you. >>> as cindy anthony gets ready to take the stand today her lawyer is clarifying a conversation he had with our gary tuckman yesterday suggesting that casey's parents do not believe their daughter is innocent. if you missed it, here is what was reported last night. >> mark litman told me this, i asked him a specific question, do your clients, george and cindy anthony think she is not guilty, and his answer was they do not think that. he said they want to see justice and the truth come out, and then he added, he said, they do not believe she is innocent. >> but then litman issued a statement this morning saying anthony family maintains they want justice in this case and they do not under any circumstance support any theory the defense has put forward regarding gorge anthony's actions. they want the state and defense to do their jobs respectively, they do not under any circumstance wish to see the death penalty. now the attorney says the anthon

david mattingly on the case for us. we'll be following it.er, we talked to sunny hostin and she had indicated that her brother testified she was seven months pregnant and the family didn't discuss it. >> the brother is testifying and he's crying about t i know it's terrible that you're not informed your sister is pregnant, but come on. >> it's just strange. >> it's odd. >> very unusual situation, the whole case. >> i think that's why people are so captivated by it. it's just odd. >>> it's one of the most talked about moments at last night's b.e.t. awards, but has nothing to do with performances. >> so strange. check out what happened when a presenter noticed the information in her hand did not match the teleprompter. >> we're here to announce the winner of the coca cola viewer's choice award and the winner is chris brown, look at me now. i'm sorry. rihanna. what's my name. >> okay. this is awkward. okay. it's okay. the winner is trizzy drake. come on over here, drake. >> awkward. i think awkward doesn't really describe the situation, because

david mattingly is in the villages of central florida for us this afternoon.the new poll, this is a new cnn/research opinion poll, and we asked americans to rank what is extremely important for the vote for president, and by no surprise here, 51%, economy, and 35% unemployment, and you know, health care and gas prices, but economy, is that what you heard today? economy number one issue for folks in florida? >> absolutely, brooke. all of the big problems with the economy and the mortgages and keeping jobs and keeping your business going, and all of the problems have come here to roost in the sunshine state creating such a gloom that it wasn't long before i heard a very common theme among everyone who is having a problem in the economy, and they told me that they are looking for someone in government who is feeling the same pressure they are. >> reporter: four different people from four different walks of life all feeling the pain of a down economy. in kissimmee, the mortgage crisis hit arilise martinez. >> i purchased a house, and now it is not worth what i pai

let's turn to david mattingly. he is there with us. go with what's happening inside the courtroom for a change. it seems like so much is happening outside, but inside the courtroom today, what kind of a day was it for the defense? >> reporter: inside, not as exciting as what we've been watching outside, t.j., but interesting, nonetheless. we've been listening to an entomology expert. this is an expert in bugs, insects, and how they interact with decaying or decomposing bodies. and it's his expert opinion, he says that the bugs in this case tell him that there was no body in the car belonging to casey anthony. he says they did find evidence of insects, but not in the quantity that would tell him that there was ever a body hidden in that car. listen to what he has to say. >> if we assume there is a body in a car trunk, you would expect to find hundreds, if not thousands, of these adult blowflies. given that each one of them has six functional legs, assuming that they're intact, you've got hundreds, or 6,000s of legs that are attached to

david mattingly reports that friday was another emotional day in court. >> reporter: could this be thethe making? a young caylee anthony assisted by her grandmother climbing the ladder of the family's aboveground pool. the defense would like the jury to believe that in 2008 that the child drowned accidentally and they used her grandmother's tears to drive the point home. >> it is a picture of caylee walking up the ladder and i'm behind her holding her. >> reporter: casey anthony herself getting emotional while listening and the video. the pain of the family on display. casey's brother, lee, apparently still upset about being left in the dark during his sister's pregnancy six years ago. >> i was very angry at my mom and i was also angry at my sister. i was angry at everyone in general that they didn't want to include me and didn't find it important enough to tell me, especially after i already asked. >> the defense will resume presenting its case at 9:00 eastern time. we will bring you some of that live. after watching the trial on our sister network, tune in to cnn network tonight for

david mattingly is covering the trial and joins us live from orlando this morning.od morning. >> good morning, christine. what we saw yesterday was the defense going on the offensive, going after what it perceives as weaknesses in the prosecution's case, pointing out the lack of dna evidence, that there was no dna evidence from casey anthony on the car where prosecutors say she stowed her daughter's body. also pointing out there was no dna evidence on the duct tape retrieved from her daughter's body that was linking her to that body. there was a dramatic moment in court yesterday, when the defense was driving that point home to the jury and here's how it played out. >> were you given the profiles of cindy, george and lee anthony. >> may i refer? >> yes, go ahead. >> the buccal samples had been submitted to the laboratory under communication dated october 20th of 2008. >> were you asked to conduct a paternity test for lee anthony as to caylee -- being the potential father of caylee anthony. >> you may. >> that moment was actually one that we also saw yesterday, one t

our david mattingly who is outside the courthouse, he is in orlando. d, first of all explain to us how that happened? who asked for the competency tests. do we know if that is actually the reason why there was this abrupt recess for saturday? >> that was the mysterious reason behind the ending of court on saturday. that we're finding out is it was the defense who came forward to the court asking for this sort of an examination. we've just got the briefings back. we can read this to you. it says based on privileged communications between casey marie anthony and her counsel, counsel reasonably believes that ms. anthony is not competent to aid and assist in her own defense and is incompetent to proceed. she was then examined by a psychologist, a forensic psychologist and a psychiatrist over the weekend. this morning, the judge took their findings and was able to determine that, yes, she is competent to continue to stand trial. so we got back on track this morning after that examination over the weekend. no details and we're likely not to see any details ab

. >> david mattingly, live in florida. right now we're following a developing story near the pentagon. police re-opening roads after a suspicious vehicle triggered a massive sweep of the area. just minutes ago, law enforcement officials confirmed no explosive devices were found but one person does remain in custody. let's check in with national security contributor fran townsend joining us by phone actually from dublin, ireland, the world traveler she is. fran, no matter where you are you've got your sources. tell me, what do you know about this? and is this a concern among our security folks right now? >> well, you know, i think what they want to do is get to the bottom of exactly why this guy didn't respond to their questions, tried to evade them. and what you see, the closing of the roads around the pentagon, restricting access is a standard protocol, even if this turned out to be nothing, you always treat it as a serious event until you candice miss it. i think in a post-9/11 world we shouldn't be surprised. the fact th

. >> david mattingly, thanks so much. appreciate that from orlando. >>> all right. it's time to go "cross country" now for stories cnn affiliates are covering. first stop, kentucky. the track at churchill downs are closed, all races are canceled today after a suspected tornado tore through the area last night damaging nine barnes and a church. about 100 horses have been moved out of the stableses, no injuries reported sdmroop an arizona jury says self-help guru james ray is guilty of gejt homicide but not man slaughter in the deaths of three people in a sweat lodge ceremony back in 20097 and at least 15 others who attend today spiritual retreat became ill in the lodge. prosecutors say he did not keep track of the temperature inside. ray's attorneys are calling it a tragic accident, not a crime. >>> then to florida, the crew of nasa's final shuttle mission is practicing for the july 8th launch of "atlantis." the four astronauts are holding a countdown dress rehearsal at kennedy space center. after today, they'll continue their training in houston and return to florid

our cnn's david mattingly joins us live.s the significance now, the testimony from the forensic botnist. >> reporter: he was brought in to give an idea of where the body was brought to the scene. she surprised the court when she gave a time line based on the plant evidence that she saw at the crime scene. listen. >> after having read the reports and the photographs that you mentioned, and having visited the scene, the area, some seven weeks and one day later, can you tell me whether or not you have formed an opinion as to the shortest period of time that the remains of caylee anthony could have been at the scene in which they were found? >> yes. two weeks approximately. two weeks. >> can you tell us when the remains were placed there? >> no. >> what is the basis for your opinion that it's possible that they were placed there approximately two weeks prior to the discovery? >> because of the pattern of the leaf litter. >> it's that kind of testimony that we have been listening to today. under cross-examination, that same witne

. >> thank you very much, david mattingly.other stories in "the situation room." >>> libyan leader omar gadhafi is a wanted man. the international courts issued arrest warrants for him and his son and brother-in-law. they are accused of crimes against humanity. the white house says the warrants are another sign gadhafi lost his validity. >>> reputed south boston mob boss james "whitey" bulger may have been right under the nose of police. in newly released court documents, bulger admitted he returned to boston several times while, quote, armed to the teeth, to take care of unfinished business. he admitted he went to las vegas on numerous occasions to play the slots. he slipped across the border into tijuana to buy medicine. bulger and his long-time girlfriend were captured last week in southern california. >>> a lot of people out there are rooting for a penguin. new zealandered nicknamed the penguin happy feet. veterinarians operated on him. take a look at these twitter pics. they removed piles of what they called gunk in his s