the dow fell 179 points, anderson.s rocky ride continues. >> so if you had a mug shot -- and i'm not saying you do, but if you had a mug would you smile in said mug shot? not sure if i would or not. >> not sure that's the moment. >> i think it's a good idea he smiled because it doesn't look like a mug shot. it looks like he's taking a picture. >> will he attach it to his resume'? >> i guess if he was glum and looked like who was it nick nolte? >> he looked slightly other other worldly. >> other worldly. yes. not quite there. >> not quite there. >> all right. i don't know if you've seen tonight's shot, i enjoyed it quite a bit today. youtube video starring roles a baby and a lie -- lion es. baby's name is trent. he's 14 months old. he's having quite a fun time with the lie on es whose name is angie. they both have different ideas in mind here. trent just sees somebody to play with. angie, the lioness i think sees dinner. i'm not entirely sure. it was shot at cheyenne mountainview in colorado springs, colorado. i think t

here is anderson cooper >>> good evening. with ac 360. we begin keeping them honest on a story we've been out in front of from the beginning. vital news to anyone who uses a cell phone. today, world health organization panel took a fresh look at the medical research and concluded that cell phones might cause cancer. the w.h.o. report comes just days after dr. sanjay gupta investigated serious questions about the current research on cell phones and cancer. here's a portion of sanjay's report, which aired as recently as last night, foreshadowing today's stunning 180 from the w.h.o. on cell phone safely. >> if you've ever put a cell phone to your ear -- >> there's no way to say cell phone use is safe. i think that the public has a right to know that there could be a potential risk. the public generally assumes if one is selling something on the market that we have had assurances that that device is safe. >> to be clear, dr. black's message is at odds with headlines from the largest international study on cell phones in cancer. their conclusi

. >> greg anderson is no stranger to headlines. you know him for spending a year behind bars or refusing to testify against friend barry bonds. bond's forme trainer, now a youth baseball coach is still questioned. things that brought the major league baseball scandal to little league. >> the boys love him. i love to watch when the boys react to what he says. >> "new york times" article quoted other angry parents, questioning why anderson is coaching boys after pleading guilty. anderson was reportedly banned as third base coach, banned from the dugout. anderson's attorney angrily told us by phone, this is a nonstory, it's way more complicated. the person you should be calling is mike. so we did. >> was greg anderson in fact -- >> you have to ovens that greg is not an official coach. >> the league says anderson never went through their betting process, which includes an online criminal background check. he was only a volunteer. the league says anderson can continue to coach, but only if a registered coach is on the field. but conside

follow me on twitter @ anderson cooper. dennis kucinich sits down with the dictator of syria and taking heat for praising him. he claims he was mistranslated. we'll show you what he said. you can decide for yourself. we ask tough questions about was he being a diplomat or being duped. and more later in the casey anthony trial. first words in her trial were tears and dr. phil mcgraw on her credibility on the stand. >> her likability is not good right now. her believability, her credibility is not good right now. it will do nothing but go down if she takes the stand. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possibl

"anderson cooper 360." >>> good evening, everyone. breaking news tonight in the casey anthony trial. we've just learned that defense plans to rest tomorrow. the case could go to the jury by sunday evening. it was an extraordinarily emotional day in court with george anthony weeping on the witness stand. but if the the defense is resting tomorrow it now seems highly unlikely they'll be calling casey anthony to the stand to testify. martin savage outside the courtroom joins us now. marty, do we know if she'll testify tomorrow? >> no, we don't know tonight. this is the way it is going down. it's been three years now this case has been under investigation. 31 days that trial has been going on. as you point out it could all come to an end tomorrow for the defense. that's what they have said. however, that doesn't mean the end of the trial. because the prosecution says they want time for rebuttal. that could take them two days. on top of that, both sides have said for closing arguments they need a half day each. and then you have the judge

so we did. >> was greg anderson banned? >> no. you have to understand that greg is not an official coach for byba. >> league says anderson never went through their betting process, which includes an on loin criminal background check. he was only a volunteer. >> the league says that means anderson can continue to coach, but only if a registered coach is on the field. but consider this, parents who refuse on camera interviews say anderson coached for five years. they too believe he is banned and say it's all because one parent turned an argument into a vandetta. >> we have a coach that brought it to our attention and question if he could be a coach with his background. >> league denies anderson is banned, but did admit to cbs 5 they will soon vote to make background checks stricter for coaches. >> it seems a little knee jerk and possibly seems like he has been singled out. we are changing the rules. >> we didn't change anything yet and it's going to be a democratic process. > robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> in other news from around the ba

it depends -- beauty is in the eye of the beholder, anderson. evidence was put forth at the very beginning, the so-called behavioral evidence of tot mom the way she partied into the night, went out using somebody else's checks and bought booze and push-up bras, never mentioned caylee, luck is up at her boyfriend's house the whole day after caylee goes missing never leaving the bedroom? that behavioral evidence made a very strong first impression. but i as a former prosecutor find the most persuasive evidence to be the forensic evidence. the evidence that there was chloroform in that trunk, that the air samples showed human decomposition. very, very powerful. and heart-breaking evidence at the crime scene itself. the winnie the pooh paraphernalia that cindy anthony had bought her granddaughter now solid and ruined, her little clothes in tatters and the condition of her body. there's no other way to put it, anderson. her bones were gnawed on and strewn by wild animals. the way that they were placed there initially suggests that someone within that

>> you're absolutely right, anderson. only thing we've seen in this case is lying, lying, lying, lying, lying. the attorneys i've spoken to believe that particularly some of the tapes they watched today damage her case. >> does somebody have to believe what they're saying is true in order to lie like that? >> in my experience, people that lie like that, you're very much right, in order to lie with this degree of conviction, you kind of have to really believe what you're saying. now, the question here though, is he a premedicated cunning cold blooded killer, a criminal trying cover for herself, is she a sexual abuse survivor who has disassociated and doesn't know what she's doing or has a long history of lying trying to protect a terrible, terrible accident? >> jeenl, this sexual abuse allegation that has been made against casey's father as part of her defense, has anything been presented about that? he's denied it when he was on the stand. >> there's no corroboration, never was a health professional called in. there are s

now here's "anderson cooper now here's "anderson cooper 360". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with break news tonight. possibly history in the making. it has been one delay after another, one senator said it almost seems like light request years since the process began. right now senators in new york are finally voting on a bill to make same-sex marriage legality in the state of new york. one undecided republican senator moments ago announced he has now decided to vote for same sex marge. now a majority of senators are on the record saying they will support same-sex marriage. marie snow has the latest on what could be history happening right now. mary, what's the latest? >> reporter: an incredibly emotional on the senate floor, anderson. what we just saw was a vote for an amendment to the bill. that was an amendment that guaranteed protection for religious organizations. that had been the sticking point all along. and that vote sass pased -- passed 36-26. as soon as that was announced, you heard cheers erupt in the senate chamber. and there are people outside, suppo

we're on facebook you can follow me @ anderson cooper. you probably heard about this some of the informants the cia used to rent the safe house to get information, look at the license plates coming and going from the compound. they've been arrested. is that any way for an ally to act? >>> later the prosecution rests in the casey anthony murder trial. the prosecution has rested. the defense tomorrow starts to make their case. they made a bold move to get the case tossed out today. we'll tell you what happened about that. also about the new witness, the unexpected witness they have now said going to call. nancy grace joins us for a wrap-up of the prosecution's case and what to expect from the defense in the days ahead. first let's check in with isha sesay. >> you already know what form senator and presidential candidate john edwards looks like on the campaign trail and in the tabloids, tonight, though, you're going to see what he looks like in a mug shot. and it might just surprise you. that and more when 360 continues. muscle -- 8% every 1

, now colonel anderson -- general. >> general anderson is brought back to the end of the civil war toraise the union flag once again on fort sumter. on the evening of the day that he did so abraham lincoln was assassinated. one of these wonderful coming together of dance. i want to ask you another, bordering on trivia, but i think my loyalty to the state of pennsylvania requires that i ask a question. some the only president. adam has a wonderful scene. new year's day in 1861 that the buchanan when house. what was that day light? both in the white house. maybe you can give us a brief assessment? >> well, you know, buchanan, of course, has been vilified by many generations starting with his own generation. he was seen as sort of a loser in and a misfit in disaster before he ever left the white house. not that this resonates at all with anything in our own times. democrats, you take as you well, republicans, take that as you well. insert face here. me you can, i love these characters from history who have been pushed to the margins because for me in many ways they end up being more inte

or twitter @ anderson cooper. i'll be tweeting some tonight. >>> still ahead, we've seen a lot about syria, but this is perhaps the worst. a 13-year-old boy reportedly tortured and murdered by the regime. his name, hamza. his death has sparked renewed outrage in syria. i know it's hard to take, but we feel we owe it to this little boy to bear witness to what has happened to him. we'll talk with a human rights activist hiding in syria right now. >>> also, the revealing photographs from congressman anthony wiener's cell phone. he said he was hacked but he's refusing to answer more questions and he had a very heated exchange. we'll show you all of it but here's just a short part. >> we follow some rules here and -- >> i would love to get an answer. >> you do the question, i do the answer and this jackass interrupts me? >> he's talking about our producer. isha sesay is following other stories for us tonight. isha? >>> a dramatic day in the casey anthony trial. cindy anthony, casey's mom, bloke down on the stand and sh

. >> reporter: there certainly was, anderson. even throughout the afternoon, what was really the pivotal point is when there was an agreement on language for religious organizations that was placed in the bill. that was really the sticking point. late in the afternoon a deal had been reached. and once that deal was reached, supporters of this bill felt that they were very confident that they had the votes going in to this evening's vote. and a very emotional vote it was. you've just heard so many people erupting into applause in the gallery. and even in the hallways of the capitol, people have been here day in and day out waiting for this moment. and it erupted into cheers. people were singing. at one point people were chanting "usa". very emotional evening. and i spoke with one man, fred morris, 45 years old, new yorker, saying that he didn't know just how emotional this was going to be, that it really in his words changed everything and it was a moment he'll never forget. >> and mary, we're looking at a picture i think taken a

here is the critical thing, anderson.logist was asked was the duct tape applied before decomposition of the little body? he said yes because the jaw area always separates from the skull as a body decomposes. but that duct tape, the forensic anthropologists testified held the two together. >> but jean, they weren't able to tie the duct tape to casey anthony? >> no. now that's a big point right there, because we don't have any testimony, even circumstantially truly at this point that places that duct tape with casey anthony. i think it's going to be found in the home, but the strongest, anderson, would be that the car was backed into the garage. the neighbor testified two days in a row after caylee went missing, and that casey had never backed the car into the garage ever that he had seen. >> but wasn't there some video of casey's father using the same kind of duct tape to put up missing posters? >> that's exactly right. so i think the duct tape is going to be traced to the home because those posters that a local orlando af

look, anderson. bashar assad lacks absolute credibility, not only around the world and the international community but with his own people. if there was an ounce of honesty or integrity to the speech, it would have begun by saying i'm going to pull back the syrian military forces who are at the moment, slaughtering the syrian people. and i'm going to investigate the sort of abuses that the military is visited upon the syrian people. but he can't do that because, of course, he's ordered those abuses so this is just further evidence. it sort of delusional if you ask me. he makes the statement but it clearly lacks any truth or sincerity. >> you talked about the arab silence on friday. we heard from the arab league and they said the u.n. shouldn't get involved. outside powers shouldn't go involved in the internal affairs of syria. >> surprise, surprise. this is the consistent position of the arab league. the tyrants don't like to intervene with other tyrants. the exception to the rule was the fact the ar

>> anderson, it makes perfectly good sense. we use these kind of drone attacks inside the tribal region of pakistan because we get intelligence that feeds them and go after the operations, you know, cells in the tribal areas. in yemen, with this chaos, we've always had an intelligence and military presence there. mostly the military presence was for training. but you can see how in the chaos, they would use cia, covert action authority, and permit the cia director to use all of his capability. and that would include drones for strikes if he gets the intelligence. >> peter, how does saleh's condition change the equation here, for better or for worse? >> well, saleh is clearly -- i mean, i don't think he's coming back to the country. i mean, he's gone and clearly the post-saleh era has begun in yemen. as fran said, we've got a situation where not only drones but american jets are being used. that's quite a departure. there has been a relatively small u.s. special forces presence in yemen, about 75, and obviously, there's a cia pr

let us know what you think on facebook or twitter @ anderson cooper. >>> up next, sarah palin takes her bus tour to new hampshire on the same day mitt romney is there to announce he's running for president. she says it's entirely koins dental. do you believe here? keeping them honest. >>> and another relative of a 13-year-old boy found dead, little hamza, reportedly tortured by the regime. a family member speaking out. remember how hamza al khateeb's father and uncle spoke on state tv yesterday, praising the country's dictator. well, a relative speaking out now has a twist on that story. all of that ahead and more. >>> also, isha sesay has more stories tonight. what are you following? >> major drama in the casey anthony trial today. jurors hear about the incredibly intricate lies anthony told police and also listen to visits she had with her family while in jail. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that

anderson? >> it's sad all the way around.ling with secretary of state clinton, arriving today in the persian gulf. neither she nor the secretary has said word one publicly about the scandal. however, one of the sexting women has. the blackjack dealer in las vegas telling inside edition about her conversation with the congressman and the regret to what it's done to his wife. listen. >> you called this flirting, but it was very explicit sexual talk. >> yes, i know. >> did he ever send you a photo? >> no. >> what was you say to the congressman's wife? >> i feel very, very bad for talking to her husband in a way i shouldn't have. i feel horrible. >> congressman weiner and huma were married just last summer. she's deeply private. he obviously has very close relationships with the media. certainly seeks out the media. we want to take a look at their relationship at her to learn more about her. hear's tom foreman's report. >> reporter: as she traveled abroad with secretary clinton, huma appears to be doing what she always does, tend

now here's anderson cooper wi "anderson cooper 360" >>> tonight new york lawmakers are just one vote away from legal lighting same sex marriage. president obama is heading to new york later this week for a fundraiser with the gay community. new questions are being raised about what the president actually believes about gay marriage and whether his public opposition to it is real or just political posturing. tonight we're keeping them honest >>> in 1996 when he was a college professor running for illinois state senate from a wealthy liberal chicago neighborhood, barack obama answered a question in a local paper called "outline's". he checked a box negligence to the sentence "i favor legalizing same sex marriages and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages." seems pretty clearcut. but once he was actually in office, his position suddenly and inexplicably began to change. in 1998 responding to an illinois state legislative national political awareness test here race how he responded to the question, do you believe that the illinois government should recognize same sex marriages.

it's particularly insidious. >> it's completely or wellian, anderson. couldn't write this in the pages of stalin or hitler. it is precisely this kind of implication, get the victims and their families implicated, force them to confess. these are classic totalitarian methods. this regime is probably the most brutal of all the dictatorships in the middle east. it is trying to force this kind of mass confession in its own thuggish behavior. this is a regime, the father of the current president, faced an uprising from an islamic movement about 15 or 20 years ago and killed reportedly 20,000 people and bulldozed the town, bodies and all to destroy the threat. >> reporter: and the frustrating thing for many watch thing around the world is the sense that there's not much that the united states or the international community can do. secretary of state hillary clinton had some of the strongest words. i want to play that for our viewers. >> the legitimacy that is necessary for anyone to expect change to occur under this current government is, if not gone, nearly

"anderson cooper 360" starts "anderson cooper 360" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. breaking news tonight on a day of bloodshed and murder in syria we learn tonight that the obama administration is taking early steps that would be needed to indict syria's dictator and make a case against him as a global war criminal to bring bashah al assad to the same court that -- to have to ask what one refugee recently asked of our cnn correspondent, why is our president killing us? they ask that daily in syria and daily they are answered with lies and gunfire and torture. as always a warning. there's graphic video ahead tonight. today massive new demonstrations across syria because the regime doesn't let reporters, in this is amateur video. in this case what seems to be a peaceful protest in homes quickly turns into a killing zone. we'll hear shortly from a syrian human rights activist who says at least 19 people were killed today. estimates are at least 1100 since the uprising began. 1100 who died, most of them simply because they have called for freedom. and

>> anderson, i don't usually put it in personal terms. but my partner and i this year put rings on our hand to declare that we're enganged but it's on this hand, the right hand. when we're able to get married which now we can in our home in new york, those rings are going on the left hand because we will be able to say, we are not only in love, we're not only committed, we are married. >> and that's important. using that word is important. >> the statement of who you are in relationship to the primary person you are committed to in life, building a life with, is so important that most people wear its symbol on their hand. >> how soon will this occur? i mean, how soon will marriages begin to occur for gays and lesbians? >> the governor still has to sign the bill. an then 30 days after the governor signs it, marriages will begin. >> 30 days. but this is why -- this is the whole separate but equal debate in a different context. when we had racial integration in this country, the idea was that you could have separate categories for different

and the sooner the better. >> anderson, let's be clear here. the senate back into session. but he cannot make them vote on this bill. he cannot make them call up the bill. this is entirely up to one person, the majority leader. i mean, it is astonishing. and it's not my place to say that they should vote for it or vote against it. but the idea that they wouldn't vote at all is really a scandal in the make. >> i just want to play briefly some of what president obama said tonight at a fundraiser for gay and lesbian americans. let's watch. >> i believe that discrimination because of somebody's sexual orientation or gender identity ran counter to who we are as a people. and it's a violation of the basic tenets on which this nation was founded. i believe that gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple in this country. >> it's interesting. if you listen to that you would think he is in support of gay marriage but publicly he is not. >> that's right. what the president said was great. gay people should have the same rights, gay co

follow me on twitter @ anderson cooper. up next the story about mitt romney's joke that he's also unemployed. was it insensitive or getting a laugh at his own expense? does it matter after he attacked president obama for saying he said something about the economy. first isha sesay. is muammar gadhafi ready to set down? also a word from his son about elections. that and much more when 360 continues. on everything else, the less time i have to take care of me. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. glucerna products help me keep everything balanced. [ golf clubs clanking ] [ husband ] i'm good! well, almost everything. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars. helping people with diabetes find balance. until i tried this. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars. nothing helped me beat arthritis pain. it's salonpas. pain relief that works at the site of pain... up to 12 hours. salonpas. [ laughs ] not funny

follow me on twitter @ anderson cooper. also our first look inside syria the regime doesn't want us there, won't allow cnn. but we found a way inside and uncovered a horror story they're creating for their own people. we take you across the border into a syrian refugee camp. >> drama and tears in the casey anthony murder trial. her mother, little kaylee's grandmother breaking down as she testified again. and what she once said to her daughter as she got down from the stand. we also hear from casey's former defense attorney who quit on her yet still makes a powerful case for her ex-client. that and much more just ahead on 360. my doctor told me calcium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. [bell tolls] - to best serve your customers, you have to know them. personally. only a local agent can do that. [click, motor hums] - doug pierce. lives in

he was hunting. >> he was not hunting, anderson.ere's a difference between hunting which i'm not a big fan of either and when you go out into this controlled situation where they -- i forget what they do to the birds but they do something where they can't fly. it's the equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel. and yes, look it up. that's what he did. >> all right. >> he shot and killed an incredible number of birds for absolutely no reason than a blood lust. >> why could you think he should resign? >> because people won't let it go. because you're asking me about it. this is how it works in america. when you do something unspeakable, you know, like be horny, you have to go away. then he can come back. but until he goes away, they're not going to let it go and it's going to be a huge distraction. i mean, the democrats were sort of on a roll when this happen. and it completely threw them off their game and changed the subject. for the good of the party which means in my view the good of the country he needs to go away right now, let it

we're on facebook or on twitter @ anderson cooper. i'll be tweeting tonight, but i'm not sending any photos. >>> later, syria and a twist in the torture and killing of this 13-year-old boy. his father praising the regime responsible for his loss. is he speaking the truth or has he been threatened and forced to support the very regime that seemed to have killed his son? first, let's check in with isha sesay. isha, what do you got? >> they get plenty of tornados in springfield, missouri but not springfield, massachusetts. we'll tell you what happened when this one tore right up the river and right into town. much more just ahead. [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pil

he didn't back off of it at all, anderson. but he was a little bit more artful in stating his opposition saying -- you know what? if the american people oppose it maybe we ought to slow down. >> dana lash, you have been watching this along. what moment for you was sort of an important moment? >> i had several. i liked gingrich's answer on immigration but his specific reply about paul ryan i still disagree with him and i think it was a missed opportunity for him because he's compares apples and oranges in this case. two completely different approaches. two completely different plans. one plan actually has a constitutional basis and one plan doesn't have a constitutional basis. it was a missed opportunity for him to further illustrate that but, i think throughout the debate especially his answer on immigration, i think he recovered from the massive disaster his campaign had become just two weeks prior. >> let me play that. let me ask you, dana, before i play that, on gingrich's response do you think he has re-opened that by sayi

we're on facebook or on twilter @ anderson cooper.ding any photos. >>> later, syria and a twist in the torture and killing of this 13-year-old boy. his father praising the regime responsible for his loss. is he speaking the truth or has he been threatened and forced to support the very regime that seemed to have killed his son? first, let's check in with isha sesay. isha, what do you got? >> they get plenty of tornados in springfield, missouri but not springfield, massachusetts. we'll tell you what happened when this one tore right up the river and right into town. much more just ahead. ocid most calcium supplemts... t adththod it's dif - alcium crhea ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 and talk to chuck about ttd# 1-800-345-2550 rolling over that old 401k. [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you t

>> well, anderson, we've asked.s still ongoing in some cases. and we also asked specifically on friday to be allowed to go to the areas where the post-friday prayers demonstrations are taking place. because we said we wanted to see for ourselves exactly what was unfolding inside the country. we were told that that would be looked into and that we would be able to go. we have to wait and see if in fact they are going to allow us and take us to these areas. the interesting thing, anderson, is in speaking to the government officials they are incredibly angry and frustrated at the coverage. they feel as if the international media is deliberately trying to skew what is happening inside syria. a number of government officials have been asking me and also the foreign minister appeared on television a few days ago saying the exact same thing. but basically asking and wondering why is it that world's making such a big deal about 10,000 syrians who were forced to flee to turkey when they give the example that 1 million iraqis

follow me on twitter ats anderson cooper. also our first look inside syria the regime doesn't want us there, won't allow cnn. but we found a way inside and uncovered a horror story they're creating for their own people. we take you across the border into a syrian refugee camp. >> drama and tears in the casey anthony murder trial. her mother, little kaylee's grandmother breaking down as she testified again. and what she once said to her daughter as she got down from the stand. we also hear from casey's former defense attorney who quit on her yet still makes a powerful case for her ex-client. that and much more just ahead on 360. medical. ...but it helps pay the doctors. pays the doctors, boyyy! [ quack ] oh yeah? what about your family? ♪ we added aflac, so we get cash! it's like our safety net... ♪ to help with the mortgage or whatever we need! so my family doesn't feel the pain too. ha! [ male announcer ] help protect your family at aflac.com. [ pigeons ] heyyy! hooo!!! the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools hel

this was a major operation, anderson.ly, up in the disastrous death of brian terry, this they thought was going to be a big hit or a home run for them. they were going to arrest cartel members. that would have required a lot of approval. a lot of approval for overtime just to do the surveillance, wiretaps, surveillance video being done, all that requires approval up the chain all way into the department of justice. and to the boots on the ground it's unimaginable that high up people in the department of justice, including holder himself, at least didn't know about it. >> so now you have the acting director of the arc tf, kenneth nelson, expected to step down in the next day or two because of this program. is he just the fall guy? >> reporter: he seems to be being set up that way. the question i think to ask is, for justice, does this end? justice is obviously trying to get this behind them as quickly as possible. if they can replace kenneth nelson, get somebody else in there and try to smooth this over with congress, they

you can follow me at anderson cooper.l be tweeting tonight. >>> up next, more than 24,000 pages of e-mails during sarah palin's time as governor, including one mail where she praises barack obama a few weeks before she started not praising him. >>> also tonight, striking testimony as to how the prosecution thinks little caylee anthony died. will it persuade the jury that duct tape was part of the murder weapon? can they tie it to caylee's mom? that's the other question. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is stacy. who runs circles around asthma. and dan. he never lets high cholesterol get him too low. and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... and health tests. staying on top of your health starts right in your neighborhood. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. [ technician ] are you busy? management just sent over these new technical manuals. they need you to translate them into portuguese

we're on facebook or on twitter @ anderson cooper. i'll be tweeting tonight, but i'm not sending any photos. >>> later, syria and a twist in the torture and killing of this 13-year-old boy. his father praising the regime responsible for his loss. is he speaking the truth or has he been threatened and forced to support the very regime that seemed to have killed his son? first, let's check in with isha sesay. isha, what do you got? >> they get plenty of tornados in springfield, missouri but not springfield, massachusetts. we'll tell you what happened when this one tore right up the river and right into town. much more just ahead. we share. shop from anywhere. and are always connected. we live in a social world. isn't it time we had a social currency to match? membership rewards points from american express. use them to get the things you love from amazon.com, ticketmaster.com, and more unexpected places. they're a social currency with endless possibilities. what's the most amazing thi♪ ou ever saw? maybe...it's something you haven't see

it should take five minutes, anderson. keep in mind this was what they call a t 3 investigation size and scope, would require approval from headquarters. and congressman darrel issa released e-mails -- a republican from california -- which seemed to insinuate the atf acting director, kenneth nelson, was watching these sales, knowing about these sales in real time. so for the department of justice to still not be able to tell us who authorized and at what level seems pretty ridiculous to the congress and the senators who are asking these questions. >> also, atf agents have testified this week about retaliation from their superiors for questioning the wisdom of the program. >> >> reporter: yeah. even though they were raising red flags from the very beginning. they're getting shunned in their offices. we talked to one agent who's literally retiring over this because he's sort of been blackballed. there were a lot of people who as soon as they heard about this plan to let these guns just go into mexico, they raised the questio

follow me on twitter @ anderson cooper. up next the story about mitt romney's joke that he's also unemployed. was it insensitive or getting a laugh at his own expense? does it matter after he attacked president obama for saying he said something about the economy. first isha sesay. is muammar gadhafi ready to set down? also a word from his son about elections. that and much more when 360 continues. we can start losing m- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, i

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he drills one off brett anderson. this is the grandevon anderson highlight. yanks up 2-0 in the fourth. again off anderson again and singles home two more. anderson got shelfed and gave up 10 runs on 11 hits. the yankees cruise 10-3. french open men's quarterfinals in paris are. federer won the first two sets now and down 6-5. check out the forehand winner down the line. it heads to a tie break. club fed and mmm. that means winner. that's the french for winner. 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. he goes on to meet joe -- jokavich. >> that should be the final. >> shuttle endeavor on proach to cape canaveral. >> on board is gabrielle giffords' husband, mark kelly, and five other astronauts. >> shuttle atlantis is scheduled to blast into space in july in the last mission of the 30-year u.s. shuttle program. button defer is expected to be -- but endeavor is expected to be back on the ground in the next half hour. >> it has been up there for 16 days now. >> that's our report. "nightline" is up next. >> for larry beil and sandhya patel, thanks for joining us, everyone. >> appreciate y

i'll be tweeting tonight @ anderson cooper. late word on a vote in new york state on same sex marge. there has not been a vote tonight. wei going to talk about the likelihood of it. there had been some talk late tonight or maybe tomorrow and the following day. details on where things actually stand. and the big question, why are lawmakers taking so long to say yes or no on a vote on the floor? also to the trial of casey anthony in a 360 exclusive. find out what casey anthony's mom and dad actually think about their daughter's guilt or innocence. do they believe she is incent? we have the answer for the first time on that tonight. detail ahead. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of

anderson?right, time now for -- tonight a family boating adventure on the spoon river in illinois. i like the name the spoon river. >> lovely river. >> fishing excursion made easier by the fact the fish jumped right into the boat. watch this. >> that is nuts! >> look at that. >> oh, yeah. >> the fish are asian carp. each weighs about 10 pounds. you get hit by one of those you'd get whacked right out of the boat. >> that's the dream i have every time i eat pizza. i have this dream afterward like that. >> really? tell me more about thashs tom. >> it's very unusual. >> we'll get dr. drew on. we'll explain that. >> exactly. >> a lot more news ahead in crime and punishment. coming up, every day i guess is dramatic in this trial. but today was especially dramatic in the casey anthony murder trial. her family members back on the stand. plus jurors got their first look at the meter reader who found caylee's body. the defense made a big deal about this guy during opening statements defense said roy krun