back in the courtroom. >> casey's bizarre behavior... >> bergman: the trial of casey anthony dominatedtelevision news for months. america seemed enthralled by the forensic testimony. >> when you have skeletonized remains... >> bergman: one of the networks' "go-to experts" was dr. cyril wecht, considered by many to be among the top forensic scientists in the country. >> there is the great, great hunger, this incredible fascination with forensic science. i often quip that we are up there now with sex, motherhood, apple pie and baseball. i think we are in the top ten, forensic science. >> bergman: for many years the elected coroner in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, dr. wecht has been a controversial character, and something of a local folk hero. >> you're just as handsome as ever. >> thank you. that just cost me $25. >> a lot of people are familiar with the casey anthony case. >> yes. >> which was filled with forensic testimony. >> yes. >> right, of all kinds... >> yes. >> ...that was allowed in. >> yeah, by experts. >> by alleged experts. >> well, you say alleged. i'm not... to my knowledge,

she -- casey is resilient, though.ny woman that can spend three years in solitary confinement, go through the trial that we did and survive as she has, you got to say she's got some good stock in her. she is enjoying some small victories in the bankruptcy court and i hope it soon will be over entirely and she'll be able to have the fresh start the federal bankruptcy law says she's entitled to and if it works out that way, now we can start talking about what her future will bring. she has some hobbies, some things she likes. she wants to go on with her life. the question is, the real question is where and when and how? she can't go out in public now and it's been two years, two years ago this week. >> and you eluded to threats that you yourself have received v. you had death threats you and your family? >> of course, hundreds. been going on since before the verdict was out but after the verdict, yes. i have -- law enforcement pays special attention to things and monitors calls to my house and mail as necessary. we're ve

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the casey anthony trial. is the young mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee. and like the zimmerman case, her acquittal sparked strong emotions. joining us now, her defense attorney, jose baez. thanks for joining us, good morning. >> good morning, dan. >> what's your reaction, let me start by asking you, what is your reaction to this verdict? >> i wasn't surprised for a second. there was a reason law enforcement didn't arrest george zimmerman. and there was a reason the prosecutor in seminole county refused to file charges. and that's because they just simply didn't have the evidence. that doesn't mean that mr. zimmerman was innocent, but there was no eyewitnesses, and only one person's account. and no other forensic evidence to contradict it. i wasn't surprised for a second. >> so do you think there should be no legal ramifications for george zimmerman after having shot and killed an unarmed 17-year-old boy? >> i don't think that at all. but in order to convict somebody in this country, yo

he represented casey anthony, accused of killing her daughter.s he say about this new case, and what does he think his client would advise zimme . >>> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> the breaking news overnight, george zimmerman found not guilty on all charges for the killing of 17-year-old trayvon martin. the jury of six women reaching the verdict after more than 16 hours of deliberations. igniting what we have seen, an emotional response from coast to coast. good morning, america, i'm paula faris in for bianna golodryga this morning. >> i'm dan harris, this is sunday, july 14th, after 23 days -- 12 days of testimony, we have a verdict in the criminal case. but the debt is not settled here. what is next? a civil suit? will federal prosecutors now get involved ? >> let's bring in the senior justice correspondent, they are calling on the department of justice to get involved? >> the justice department has been investigating for quite some time. the bar, as george said, is very, very high for a case like this. but believe it, the c

he represented casey anthony. my position is, everybody deserves an defense.nd that one on one people take it out on you? >> you know, it's amazing. when i run into people in the street, i find much more support than i do online. so when you have the internet, that adds a whole new element to things. but the fact of the matter is, the defense lawyer is not the client. they're there, and they are their advocate. a lot of times they see how hard you're fighting for your client, and i believe in that. i think someone needs to stand in front of a defendant who can't speak for themselves and say, listen, if you want to convict this person, you're going to have to get through me, and you're going to have to work hard and have the evidence to prove it. >> that's our system. that's what makes our system to the extend that it works at all, that's what makes it work. >> what's amazing about what jose says is, you also tend to be identified with whoever your client is at the time. when i had scott peterson, 500,000 people prayed for me to get cancer. at the same time i h

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casey anthony, for one, because people get invested in these trials. >> right, and o.j. simpson is, i think the classic -- is perhaps the most extreme example because look, i wrote a whole book saying i thought he killed his ex-wife and ron gold man, but then he gets prosecuted in nevada on what i thought was a very weak case, got an extremely excessive -- >> take back his memorabilia. >> take back memorabilia but the guy who got the gun had no prison time. o.j. simpson gets this enormous sentence. so it's -- it's karma, you know, caught up with him but it was really, i thought, a very questionable case. >> mark, as i said, you initially represented michael jackson in the early stages of the child molestation case. when you're in a high-profile case like that, how do you counsel somebody after it's done about trying to resume life? are you -- obviously not the michael jackson case, but other cases are you involved in sort of the after care or does your role finish when the case is done? >> i will tell you, the one that she was kind of -- she changed my career projectorry

the leopard's maim is casey. only lepered steel in captivity in the world. the seal was rescued, almost dead mere sydney australia. now it's vibrant, swimming around in this little enclosure there, and really enjoys jazz music. in fact, they say that certain times of the year casey will sing along to the jazz music. the guy playing the saxophone was the -- he says this is the best audience he has ever had. this is a study they're doing along with the marine mammal research center, and they want to constituted where i their reactions of the leopard seal to different sounds, different kinds of music, and they do think that casey enjoys the jazz saxophone. ♪ >>> now, from leopard seals to adorable baby goats in connecticut. this is at an an fall farm. the lovely lady is standing in it. first it looks like she's dancing with the baby goat. then all the other baby goats want to get in on it. >> hi, hi. >> they all start coming towards this woman. >> then watch. >> oh. he jumped on her face. >> yeah. >> they hop on her. >> they're playing her. they're giving her l

we worked on the casey anthony case. i knew that not having any prejudice was a good thing, of course. but in addition to that, i knew he had a calm demeanor and such an easy case where passions could be really just set afire and he has a calm demeanor. >> worked to his advantage you think? >> i didn't care -- i would give anybody with a call of trayvon martin's family i would have done the same thing. as an aside, on jackson, we're greeting with a hug. i'd become friends with darrell parks. you know? we'll see each other and we'll talk, give each other a hug. >> will things change for him? >> some will. you know in that's the plight as a defense attorney. they think that you're that person that you represent. sometimes they're considered to be the underbelly of society and stuff and the legal profession. why? because they attach us to our clients. we are not our clients. we are advocates. many prosecutors end up becoming defense lawyers and we're there to advocate and that's imperative for the judicial system to work an

casey what i wanted to do and he said that mr.ee in fact could be spoken to but his memory is kind of spotty. some days it was good and some days not so good and when it wasn't so good he got frustrated with himself but he told me to come up anyway if i were willing to risk it which i certainly was. on december 3, 2003 walks in the long-term care wing of the va hospital and met 104-year-old eugene lee. born on march 24, 1889 in salina new york a small town that is part of syracuse and so he turned 18 just a couple of weeks before the united states entered world war i. as soon as the united states did enter world war i he dropped out of high school. he only had a couple of months left to go and enlisted in the marine corps. for those of you who are advocates of education and feel badly about that i can assure you mr. lee did eventually get his high school diploma in effect he was awarded his diploma on his birthday. it was his 104th birthday. he had it there proudly on display in his room when i visited him that day. he was sent to

history, the first women to win the first three majors in a year with at least four majors. 17-year-old casey katria of livermore, low amateur, headed to oklahoma state this fall. the story was park. drops the birdie. she had a six are-shot lead at 10-under. then on 18, park taps in for the win. claims her third consecutive major, winning by four strokes. and that deserves a little champagne. her sixth win this year and third straight tournament victory. >> very honor to put my name to somebody like baby a -- babe sa it's a great moment.

casey what i wanted to do. and he said that mr. lee in fact could be spoken to but that is mainly was kind of spotty. some days it was good to sometimes not so good but when it was is a pretty got frustrated with himself. they told me to come on up anyway if are willing to risk, which i certain was. and so on december 3, 2003, i walked into the long-term care wing of the hospital in syracuse and that 104 year old eugene lee. born on march 24, 1899, in new york, a small town that is not essential to a part of c. refuse. and so he turned 18 just a couple of weeks before the united states entered world war i. and as soon as the united states did enter world war i, he dropped out of high school. he only had a couple months left to go and enlisted in the marine corps. for those of you are advocates of education and feel badly about that, i can assure you that mr. lee did indeed eventually get his high school diploma. in fact, he was awarded his diploma on his birthday, which was his 104th birthday. he had their proud on display in his r

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casey winan is in san diego with more on that one. >> reporter: bob filner still disappointing his critics by again, refusing to resign. after attending a city planning meeting, bob filner arrived to the a hastily arrived news conference to address allegations by seven women who claim he put them to unwanted sexual advances. >> i apologize to my staff. i apologize to the citizens and staff members who have supported me over many years. i apologize to the people of san diego and, most of all, i apologize to the women that i have offended. >> reporter: he acknowledged inexcusable and intimidating conduct and says he will enter rehab. >> beginning on august 5th i will enter a clinic to undergo

thank you, casey. and now, to the cleveland kidnapper who accepted a plea deal today. >> because of the plea deal, i will plead guilty. >> so, now ariel castro is headed to prison for life plus 1,000 years in a deal that took the death penalty off the table. he pleaded guilty to 937 counts. rape, kidnapping and murder among them. after the agreement was reached, a lawyer for the victims issued a statement, saying, amanda, gina and michelle are relieved by today's plea. they are satisfied by this resolution to the case and are looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a final close in the near feature. gary tuchman is in cleveland tonight. gary, what can you tell us about castro's victims and the response? >> reporter: erin, we can tell you that the victims were not in the courthouse today, but we are every reason to believe that they might be here next week, next week is the official sentencing on thursday. they have the opportunity to deliver a victim impact statement. prosecutors have

. >>> let's bring in gloria allred, jose baez, who represented casey anthony, welcome to both of you. gloria, your reaction to what rob vereen was saying? >> most fascinating to me, he was only hired last week. i don't know how much time he spent with her. apparently he believes that really it is the job of the district attorney to coach or prepare the witness. i think that she would have benefited if he had been retained prior to her deposition. because once she gives her deposition under oath, then she's locked in to what she said, unless, of course, she corrects it afterwards, which she has an opportunity to do. she's going to be cross examined on that. also, he said he did not know what the defense theory of the case was. it would have been helpful to

the last time, as i said, has used democratic casey to undo freedoms in egypt.ere we are today. well, i think there's a better way to do this. if you have a longer period and allow these parties to get established, a march toward true democratic casey, i think we can play that role. but i think the president needs to come to congress, because i do believe the law is very clear on this. >> what's the danger here? already we are seeing some action by what are thought to be ail kwad operatives along the border. it's not immediately clear that it's connected to what's going on in egypt. but what are you most woertds about when you look at the totality? >> the sigh nigh has been giving us all trouble. the defense minister has been very good about allowing -- destabilizing the region certainly to israel. one concern is that their focus is away from that and that would allow them to continue to be destabilize and allow al qadea and others to continue to cause trouble. but we've had a tremendous amount of egyptians show up in syria for the fight there. one of the things

casey was among the thousands of american soldiers who lost their lives during the u.s. occupation of iraq and since his death cindy is devoted her life to ending empire and restoring peace today in the final leg of the horse and he has the right right here in d.c. she joins me now in the studio. so it's great to see that have you on what was your inspiration for toward peace well you know. we've talked about this a lot i've been trying everything to raise awareness to get people out in the streets to protest the war is that when obama came into office. you know the movement was demobilized and i've been trying to do everything so in january i was just really frustrated with not so much the empire because the empire does what empires i was going to do i was frustrated with the lack of response and so i said i'm going to ride my bike across the country because i sold my car years ago i've been riding my bike i'm against fossil fuel economy and things so we last like you said april fourth and today's july second and tomorrow i'll be fine home after we do a rally in front o

started on april fourth the anniversary of the death of cindy's twenty four year old son can you see casey was among the thousands of american soldiers who lost their lives during the u.s. occupation of iraq and since his death the news devoted her life to ending empire and re storing peace today in the final leg of the tours cindy has a right right here in d.c. she joins me now in studio. so it's great to see that have you on what was your inspiration for toward peace well you know obviously it's casey and i have talked about this a lot i've been trying everything to raise awareness to get people out in the streets to protest the war and then when obama came into office. you know the movement was demobilized and i've been trying to do everything so in january i was just really frustrated with not so much the empire because the empire does what empires i was going to do i was frustrated with the lack of response and so i said i'm going to ride my bike across the country because i sold my car years ago i've been riding my bike i might get some real economy and things so we last like you sai

casey anthony, for one, because people get invested in these trials. >> right, and o.j.s, i think the classic -- is perhaps the most extreme example because look, i wrote a whole book saying i thought he killed his ex-wife and ron gold man, but then he gets prosecuted in nevada on what i thought was a very weak case, got an extremely excessive -- >> take back his memorabilia. >> take back memorabilia but the guy who got the gun had no prison time. o.j. simpson gets this enormous sentence. so it's -- it's karma, you know, caught up with him but it was really, i thought, a very questionable case. >> mark, as i said, you initially represented michael jackson in the early stages of the child molestation case. when you're in a high-profile case like that, how do you counsel somebody after it's done about trying to resume life? are you -- obviously not the michael jackson case, but other cases are you involved in sort of the after care or does your role finish when the case is done? >> i will tell you, the one that she was kind of -- she changed my career projectorry was mcdou

casey, jackson admitted knowing michael took pain pills, admitted she attended an intervention action so in light of that, how damaging do you think that is to this trial? >> it really depends on who the perspective. they said that they were able to expos inconsistencies in katherine jackson's testimony and also showed that what the family is trying to do, in their words, to try to blame someone else for michael jackson's drug abuse, and ultimately his death aren't something the family knew about for over a decade and couldn't do anything about. on the other hand, jackson family attorneys said they took a thinly veiled shot at aeg live for their aggressive questioning, an 83-year-old woman that jurors have seen needing help getting on and off the witness stand. it's a good possibility that could backfire on ael live and really create some sympathy for katherine jackson. >> certainly a delicate balance. casey wian, thank you. >>> the roller coaster has shut down, calling it a, the iron rattler is similar to the -- a woman fell to her death over that ride. it's been closed while the acc

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>> casey, thank you.f the hour, we have now learned here at cnn mayor bob filner will be making a public announcement at the top of the hour. in just about 40 minutes from now. we, of course, will be there. we'll bring it to you live as it happens. so stay tuned. >>> coming up next, it is an iconic monument that honors one of our nation's most famous presidents. but you see that? cleanup crews are now on the scene after someone splattered green paint on the lincoln memorial. why police say they're confident they will catch the vandal. >>> and the pope taking a special trip to meet with prisoners today. hear his message to those behind bars. >>> now to some of the hottest stories in a flash. we call it "rapid fire." roll it. like any other city, certainly dc has its share of graffiti. but having lived in washington, this one makes me furious. have you seen this? police say vandals splashed this green paint at the base of the statue of the lincoln memorial. this happened last night. officials have closed do

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we have cheney mason who defended casey anthony. a dramatic day there. how did you think when they finished, what bernie de la rhonda did? >> i didn't get to see all of it. he was pretty thorough and emotional and he has his strategy and plans. i don't know what they are necessarily, but they carry the burden and seems to me that he told the jury all the things that probably need to do to establish the elements that they need to prove, whether he did or not we'll find out in a couple days. >> invoking martin luther king there, a good strategy or not to bring race front and center into this trial when people have been perhaps tackfully trying to avoid that? >> well, you know, piers, everybody has tried to tiptoe around about this. this case has been about race from the beginning. i'm sorry some people don't like to hear that. it's evident that it has been and can't presume the evidence of it because they didn't have admissions to say it, but, you know, you get to be my age doing this long, you know what's real. you see it and commentators and journalists

. >> also, my exclusive with the man who defended casey anthony. why he said this is not a case about racial profiling. plus, my legal eagles, jeffrey toobin and janie weintraub, was this case more about the law than the color of anybody's skin, and was the prosecution simply out foxed by the defense? this is piers morgan live. >>> i want to begin with the young woman on the phone with trayvon martin the night he died. this is her first interview, rachel jeantel. than the color of anybody's skin, and was the prosecution simply out foxed by the defense? this is piers morgan live. >>> i want to begin with the young woman on the phone with trayvon martin the night he died. this is her first interview, rachel jeantel. >> hi, how are you? >> you are very famous now. everyone saw your testimony, you didn't look like you wanted to be there, you're also suffering from the loss of your friend trayvon martin. tell me about the fact that george zimmerman was acquitted. >> disappointed, upset, angry, question and mad. >> the jury decided after a long deliberat

out front, former attorney for casey anthony, and joins me tonight.d to have both of you because you have been there, you have judged that and argued it. you both know. what we've done here is basically take the closing arguments of mark o'mara and john guy. so let's start here to determine whether deadly force was necessary. let's roll it. >> no injury necessary to respond with deadly force. not a cut on a finger. >> the person who testified he used deadly force is that man. need to kill somebody? who did he kill? a teenager? >> judge, who won that? >> i think guy did, just because of the energy and emotion. >> the prosecution won? >> i did, because of the emot n emotion. >> because of the emotion. >> and the issue, did he have to kill him? and i think that to the mothers, all women, i think that round, he won. >> what do you say? >> sounds like he can't hear me, so we'll check on that audio here as we get to the next one, judge hatchett. >> so i won that one. >> all right, mark o'mara made a point of showing photos. were these really accurate ph o p

casey, president obama heading to the hill today, what do we expect?s just as he's rolled out this so-called new grand bargain. >> as you know, from covering the white house, the president has had an up and down relationship, even with democrats, on capitol hill. so this really sets the stage. it's to reassure people in his party when we come back in the fall, there's a plan, that he has a stage set for these big budget talks for pushing immigration reform and for implementing health care reform. there's a lot of concern especially on the house side about how rocky implementing that health care bill is going to be. and they have a lot of political concerns about hanging on to their seats going on to the next year. >> jamal, some democrats have complained in the past the president has not done a good enough job reaching out to them. in this case he's dropping individual tax reform. what does he need to say to them to make sure they are on board with them in the fall? >> he has to convince them. he's been talking about the economy. i think democrats are

. >> and you wonder and watch, and you have cases like casey anthony that completely rock the boat. >> they rock the boat, but if you're in that courtroom, it's different. 80-something days in that casey anthony case. great work. thank you. a lot more work coming out of sanford. this is the tip of the iceberg, folks. there is a whole whack of trial still to come. we're not close to being finished with the testimony. however, tonight, there are already concerns about george zimmerman's safety if he's acquitted. we're going to talk about that, and also paula deen, and what an unusual defense she has decided to mount in the discrimination case against her. prop 8. i kid you not. prop 8. supreme court and paula deen. we'll explain in a moment. we know it's your most important videoconference of the day. hi! hi, buddy! that's why the free wifi and hot breakfast are something to smile about. book a great getaway now and feel the hamptonality see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my mood. that's when i talked with my doctor. he gave me some blood tests... sh

casey anthony's murder, in casey anthony's trial, i should say, jurors took 10 hours and 40 minutes to acquit her in the death of her daughter. then conrad murray, nine hours to convict him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. scott peterson, jurors took a whopping seven days in convict him in the murder of his wife, and unborn child. and in the o.j. simpson murder trial, jurors took less than four hours to acquit him in 1995. one thing to remember here. all these juries had 12 members. there are just six in the george zimmerman trial. and they are all women. so, again, i'm don lemon in sanford, florida. we're going to have more coming up after a break. the jury, we could hear from them and the judge coming at any moment. we're right back. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times mo

jury watches like this brings us back to casey anthony, o.j. simpson and scott peterson.n los angeles with more. will? >> reporter: hi, heather, zimmerman jury is under a lot of pressure, very similar to juries in other high profile cases. 1995, o.j. simpson had a jury that took about four hours to find him not guilty for the murders of nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman, so fact the jury time was faster than the white bronco chase. a separate jury took 13 hours to convict him of armed robbery and kidnapping. >> casey anthony was accused of murdering her daughter. the jury took under 11 hours to find her not guilty but it didn't mean she necessarily felt she was innocent. most recently jodi arias a jury convicted her, convicted her of killing travis alexander. in each case jurors were thinking about things that came as a complete surprise to the public. >> perfect example, scott peterson case, there was a juror we named her strawberry short cake. she was one of the ones that said after if you look the bed the way it is made. a manmade that bed in the master bedroom.

casey wian is there in california.just to try to stay safe, try to protect their homes. what are you hearing from folks there, casey? >> reporter: well, people very concerned. you can see behind my left shoulder, brooke, this dense, dense, thick smoke. that was not there an hour ago. the winds have shifted a little bit. we're in the community of idlewild, under a mandatory evacuation order right now affecting about 4,000 homes, about 6,000 people. so far firefighters have been able to prevent any significant damage from this fire which has been going on since monday. it only lost six homes and one commercial building. no loss of life. but they're very concerned right now because of the hot, dry conditions that are here. we're talking about temperatures of 99 degrees today. relative humidity only about 5% to 10%. so the winds aren't real high. but it's really, really dry. and there's a lot of fuel back there where they're fighting that fire. what are they doing to keep those homeowners safe? they've got 3,000 personnel

talking about casey anthony or jodi arias. this case, i felt, had serious issues that do need public discourse. that we do need to try to bring into the public forum. if there is any good that comes out of this horrible tragedy, it is the fact at least we have on the air and in public, at least begun talking about some of these issues. >> it is a bit uncomfortable to put yourself out there and have these conversations because you see the blowback. people judge you for that and they think you have an agenda. as a journalist, the agenda is just to start a conversation. and to have people to think sort of beyond the way they are thinking. >> you look at the reaction we got for those who might have missed it we had a heart-felt conversation about profiling. a friend of mine, and there are a lot of people discussing things. if we have not lived in somebody else's shoes, for people to think because we have a black president or somebody has black friends the issue is over in america. we still have racism and prejudice. we have to hav

started on april fourth the anniversary of the death of cindy's twenty four year old son can you see casey was among the thousands of american soldiers who lost their lives during the u.s. occupation of iraq and since his death cindy is devoted her life to ending empire and restoring peace today in the final leg of the torsen he has a right right here in d.c. she joins me now in studio. and well it's great to see that have you on what was your inspiration for toward peace well you know. we've talked about this a lot i've been trying everything to raise awareness to get people out in the streets to protest the war is that when obama came into office. you know the movement was demobilized and i've been trying to do everything so in january i was just really frustrated with not so much the empire because the empire does what empires i was going to do i was frustrated with the lack of response and so i said i'm going to ride my bike across the country because i sold my car years ago i've been riding my bike and i get real economy and things so we last like you said april fourth and today's jul

i don't see second. >>> the man that defended another controversial client, casey anthony. i'll ask him how he thought the defense did. the will behind will macavoy. in the newsroom with me tonight. [ female announcer ] waiting, waiting... feel like you're growing older... waiting to look younger? don't wait. [ female announcer ] get younger looking skin fast. with new olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. the next generation with 2 new anti-aging ingredients. it penetrates rapidly. visible wrinkle results start day 1. and you'll see younger looking skin before you even finish one jar. ♪ new olay regenerist. the wait is over. >>> court still in session tonight in the case most explosive since the casey anthony trial. her defense attorney mr. mason has a lot to say and joins me now for an exclusive interview. welcome back, cheney. as we approach the final moments of the defense case, what is your thought where the case is going? >> i don't think the state has proven a case of second-degree murder or frankly, even come close to it. they can't always choose their witnesses. y