listen to what our legal guys told richelle carey yesterday. >> the fact is that the burden of proof ichelle, is overwhelming and the fact is that the lack of casey anthony's credibility -- >> richard, wait a sec. >> i'm watching the same trial every day. the fact is that despite whatever problem there is with the defense counsel, it is her behavior introduced methodically, carefully by the prosecution that's going to do this defendant in. and the very point that's been made that, well, once she takes the stand, puts her hand on the bible, let me tell you something. a lot of people disagree with this, richelle. but they're going to have to put casey anthony on the stand for a variety of reasons. >> you think so? >> not the least of which the jury will see that there's clearly something wrong with her and that's what the strategy is here. >> okay. >> richelle, richelle. >> go ahead. >> richelle. they have to prove in order to get the premeditated murder that casey was the one that put the duct tape on her face, on her mouth and her nose. they have not proven that. they are not going to

. ♪ get over it >>> i'm richelle carey. here's a look at your top stories.ericks did it tonight. check this out. celebrations in dallas after the mavericks ddteefe miami heat, 105-95, to win the nba championship four games to two. it's the first championship in franchise history for dallas. jason terry led the dallas mavericks with 27 points, and dirk nowitzki had 21. lebron james had 21 for miami. look for gasoline prices to keep falling. the lunnberg survey now puts the average price of a gallon of self-serve at 3.71, down 17 cents in the last three weeks. according to lunnberg prices will fall more because of an oversupply of gas at a time when unemployment is weakening demand, and gabrielle giffords will leave a houston rehab hospital by the end of the month it begin outpatient therapy. new photos of the arizona congresswoman were posted today on the arizona facebook page. her mother is next to them in one of them. giffords was critically wounded in a january shooting at a tucson shopping center that killed six people. those are your headlines this hour.

richelle carey in for fredricka whitfield at the top of the hour.ood to see you, too. thanks for welcoming me in here. it's a little cold but it's okay. >> i'll leave my jacket when i take off. what have you got? these legal guys this weekend. what are they going after? >> they have a lot of good stuff to talk about. in particular, we're going to focus on a case that it seemed like the country is focusingen o on, casey anthony. casey's been on trial for the past two weeks. and it seems like every week, the testimony gets more dramatic. it started with the closing arguments where jose baez alleges that her father molested her. this week, her mother, cindy, took the stand and also her brother, lee. what's critical about cindy, is they brought in evidence, that 911 call that set everything into motion. her mother called and said, i haven't seen my granddaughter in 31 days and my daughter's car smells like there's been a dead body in it. >> and they're in court right now on saturday. nice to hear the legal guys are going to take that on. this is a live

i'm richelle carey in for fredricka whitfield. >> gunfire sends demonstrators scattering in western syria. this is north of damascus. witnesses say military forces and police fired indiscriminately into this massive crowd of anti-government protesters yesterday at a and a human rights group estimates as many as 80 people were killed. we have to rely on eyewitnesss and youtube videos because cnn is not allowed to report from inside syria. >>> a suspected u.s. drone strike in pakistan may have killed the man considered al qaeda's military brain. cashmerery's group says he was killed in an attack on a tribal area near the afghan border. the killing has not been confirmed by pakistan or the united states. >> he was a man who was believed to be mounting or in the process of planning large, spectacular global attacks. and that is why he is such a key darth for the u.s., a man whom they believe had the ability and the resources to conduct strikes that could attack the west, particularly in europe and possibly even the united states, michelle. >> here in the u.s., the coast guard is closing a 182

richelle carey. >> you're so sweet about that, don.e fact i called you another coanchor of mine. but that's a funny joke from representative boehner. that's a funny joke. i like that about anthony weiner. it actually gets me to the top story. >> reporter: more explicit embarrassing photos of congressman anthony weiner are popping up. tmz posted these pictures. they say it's the gym where house members work out. weiner is off seeking professional help after the democratic leadership called for his resignation on saturday. a bit of good news for him. a little bit, relatively speaking. delaware police have closed their investigation into his twitter contact with a 17-year-old girl without finding any wrongdoing. gabrielle giffords will leave a houston hospital at the end of the month to begin outpatient therapy. take a look at some new photos of the arizona congresswoman posted today on her facebook page. that's her mom right there smiling with her. these photos were taken about a month ago. giffords was critically wounded of course in a

for that we turn to richelle carey at cnn world headquarters. >> hello, don.more explicit and embarrassing photos of congressman anti-any weiner keep surfacing. tmz posted these pictures since they were taken in the house member's gym. wooener is off seeking professional help after the democratic leadership called for his resignation on saturday. however, delaware police closed their investigation into the twitter contact with a 17-year-old girl without finding any wrongdoing. gabrielle giffords will leave a houston rehab hospital by the end of the month to begin outpatient therapy. new photos of the arizona congresswoman were posted today on their facebook page and taken about a month ago. some of these before and after pictures. giffords was critically wounded in a january shooting at a tucson shopping center that killed six people. people in two evacuated arizona towns are being allowed to go home. fire crews believe they now have the upper hand on that monstrous wallow fire, although it's only about 10% contained, controlled burns have robbed the fire of f

. >>> i'm richelle carey. here is a look at the top stories.is. >> reporter: julian assange's collateral murderer video did not spark the outrage that he hoped for. and now his alleged source, bradley manning, was in custody. >> he was paranoid. i'm not surprised he was in a state of high anxiety and security conscious. >> reporter: security conscious because assange had another weapon in his arsenal. a secret data base of government documents from the u.s. war in afghanistan. assange was focused on what he saw as abuses in the u.s. government. now he believed he had evidence of actual war crimes. does he operate as if he is constantly being followed, constantly being watched in. >> yeah, because he probably is. this information was known and people, important people knew he had this. more surveillance around him than anyone in the world. >> reporter: one is nick dave cies, from the "guardian" newspaper in london. he searched for a big story. you started looking for julian assange? >> he was laying very low. it took me four or five days. >> rep

. >>> i'm richelle carey. here is a look at the top stories. take a look at this.of congresswoman gab ree quell giffords posted today on her facebook page. there is one with her and her mother. one looking happy and relaxed. they were taken may 17th a day before skull surgery. before and after, still gorgeous. he learned she with leave a houston hospital for out patient rehab. >>> more embarrassing photos of anthony weiner have cropped up. tmz says they were taken in house members gym. and tomorrow, 7:00 p.m. republicans aiming for the presidency will appear on stage. the first presidential debate of the 2012 presidential race. you did not want to miss that. back to cnn presents wiki wars. >>> and firing. >> reporter: julian assange's collateral murderer video did not spark the outrage that he hoped for. and now his alleged source, bradley manning, was in custody. >> he was paranoid. i'm not surprised he was in a state of high anxiety and security conscious. >> reporter: security conscious because assange had another weapon in his arsenal. a secret data base of gov

. >>> our legal guide discussed the case with our friend richelle carey yesterday. >> the reasonableoubt is overwhelming, and the fact that casey anthony's credibility -- >> wait a second. >> i'm watching the same trial every day, and the fact is, despite whatever problem there is with the defense counsel, it is her behavior introduced me thodically, carefully by the prosecution that's going to do this defendant in. and the very point that's been made, well, when she takes the stand and puts her hand on the bible, let me tell you something. a lot of people dag with thi disagree with this, richelle, but they're going to have to put casey anthony on the stand, at the very least, because the jury sees something wrong with her. they have to prove, in order to get the premeditated murder, that casey anthony was the one who put the duct tape on her mouth and nose. they cannot prove that, they will not be able to prove that, they do not have a cause of death in this case, and they should not put her on the stand because the jury is going to hate her worse and she's going to get convicted an

i'm richelle carey in for fredricka whitfield. >>> they call this man al qaeda's military brain. the jihadist group he belongs to says he is dead, killed by a drone strike last night. ilyas kashmiri was considered a potential successor to osama bin laden. neither the u.s. or pakistan has confirmed a drone strike even occurred. >>> gunfire sends demonstrators scattering in western syria. this is hama, syria, where police fired indiscriminately into this massive crowd of anti-government protesters. arwa damon is watching events in syria from lebanon. >> reporter: what we saw on friday was tens of thousands of people, according to activists and eyewitnesss, gathering in various neighborhoods, trying to converge on the main square in hama when eyewitnesss tell us syrian security forces as they have repeatedly in the past according to eyewitnesss, indiscriminately opened fire on people peacefully demonstrating, people who were unarmed. >> a human rights group estimates 80 people were killed in that crowd yesterday. arwa was reporting from lebanon because the syrian government does not

miss richelle carey. away. >>> more explicit and embarassing photos of congressman anthony weiner are popping up. these were taken in the house members gym. he is seeking professional help after the democratic leadership called for his resignation on saturday. a bit of good news for him relatively speaking. the delaware police closed their investigation into his twitter contact with a 17-year-old girl without finding any wrongdoing. >>> well, there they are, the very first images of congresswoman gabriel givefords giffords since being shot in the head in january. this one shows her next to her mother. we'll get that in a moment. there's her mother there. they were taken may 17th, just a day before she underwent skull surgery. he's here's a look at her before the shooting and now just gorgeous and so brave. we also have learned today that giffords could leave a houston rehab hospital by the end of the month for outpatient treatment. >>> a big break today battling the enormous wallow fire in arizona. after

richelle carey is back in atlanta with the day's top stories. you can hear that?s. >>> gabrielle giffords will leave rehab in a month to begin outpatient therapy. new photos paesed today on her facebook page next to her mother. she was shot near aing sher that killed six people. >>> syria is attacking a city with ground forces and herselves. one syrian soldier was killed. >>> and more embarrassing photos of anthony weiner have foesed up. tmz posted the pictures they say are

i'm richelle carey. >>> so one of the little-known things i think about you is this extraordinary storyice in cantor fitzgerald's office block. your boss of the company, a friend of yours, allowed you some office space and you were 20 minutes late for work. you were going to go in to work that day and just weren't quite on time as you would have been. >> i was sitting at the "good morning america" studios actually. i went there this week and they remembered. i was rushing saying come on, come on, i've got to go to the office. the office was on the 101st floor and the window. and little red, my doll that stands like that was in the window looking down manhattan. i remember leaving the gma studios and heading down and then we stopped. as we left the studios, we saw the airplanes going into the 101st floor. >> when you realized what was happening to the people in there and you realized how close you came to being one of them, what was going through your mind? >> i think my friend who helped me with the charity, i think johnny has never really got over it because he just couldn't believe it