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>> no, sir. >> were you present in your home when caylee anthony died?> no, when i heard that today it hurt really bad. >> reporter: still ahead, jurors will have to tackle cutting edge forensic science, like smell evidence, air samples taken from the trunk of casey's car. and then, of course, casey herself. will she take the stand and tell her story? or stay silent and hope for reasonable doubt? for "nightline," ashleigh banfield, abc news, orlando, florida. 10% of the world's medicine is counterfeit. affecting over a billion people a year. on a smarter planet, we're building intelligence into things. so we can follow this medicine from the factory to the distribution center... to the pharmacy... and know it's the real thing. keeping counterfeits off the shelves. in places like the u.s... tanzania... and india. smarter medicine is safer medicine. that's what i'm working on. i'm an ibmer. let's build a smarter planet. >>> supermodel petra nemcova lasted five weeks on this season's "dancing with the stars." you'll remember she sustained life-threatening i

prosecutors are arguing he knew nothing about caylee's death.24th of 2008 did you you believe that your granddaughter was alive and well and being cared for by your daughter? >> yes. >> did you have any reason on june 24th to suspect that your granddaughter was either dead or missing? >> no. >> casey anthony's ex-boyfriend briefly returned to the stand again today. when asked how casey was with caylee, her daughter, he described casey as an affectionate mother. >>> several key anti-terror measures could expire at midnight if congress can't pass a four-year extension. it is caught up in procedural wrangling right now in the senate and still has to go before the house if senators manage to pass it. the expiring provisions deal with roving wiretaps tracking alleged lone wolf terrorists and allowing authorities to obtain any records they deem relevant. >>> a list of missing people are 232 names published on missouri's public safety department website. list only includes those whose families filled out a missing persons report. there is a sense of de

he would ask her, well, where is caylee. i don't know.t do you mean you don't know where your daughter is? i'm such a bad mother. i hope people forgive me. my family will never forgive me. if she's not found, guess who is going to spend eternity in jail, says casey speaking as though caylee is still alive. he called her and then said yesterday that he was so frustrated, he just hung up the phone and said, i have to go to school. and that seems to be one of the last communications they had. but after him, her mother, cindy, took the stand. >> her mother did take the stand. it was very emotional testimony and she talked a lot about these elaborate lies that casey ended up telling in the days and weeks right after caylee went missing. >> yes. now at the time cindy was testifying yesterday, she has only talked about two weeks of the month period that caylee was missing. but cindy doesn't know caylee is missing at that point. she hasn't been reported missing. casey keeps making up lie after lie as it to the whereabouts of not only herself but

caylee's sand box. ture-perfect playhouse was flashed in court.how the care and attention the anthonys lavished on their granddaughter. >> the landscaping around the house, did you do that? >> george and i did that. >> reporter: casey broke down in the recess that followed. her lawyers trying to console her. but the pictures and memories would prove, once again, too much for cindy anthony. >> yes. >> i can't look at my granddaughter without getting upset. i'm trying very hard not to cry. >> reporter: cindy anthony listed out the lies and excuses her daughter told her, as to why she couldn't see or speak to little caylee for over a month. >> there was a car accident. she was called if to work. she said she was in jacksonville. >> reporter: casey has now admitted the child was dead all along. >> after june 15, 2008, did you see your granddaughter, caylee, again. >> no, ma'am, i did not. >> anthony lazzaro. >> reporter: casey's ex-boyfriend took the stand as well, for the fourth time. and read text messages she sent him. >> i'm so sorry i didn't tell

>> it did. >> and did caylee ever go without food as far as you know? >> no. >> did she ever appear neglected to you? >> no. >> did you ever see casey strike or torture or punish caylee in any harmful way? >> norse. no, sir. >> and the best way that you could describe their relationship would be amazing. >> amazing. >> all right. nancy grace, we saw both casey anthony and we saw it was mallory parker both of them wiping away tearing in the courtroom and what were your thoughts as you were watching that? >> well, i have to say it was a poignant moment. it was, because this witness is convinced that tot mom had a loving and genuine relationship with her daughter. but, you know, you have to analyze that. you could say that about any number of murder victims. i mean, look at laci peterson. her husband had taken her out to dinner, and alanna clarkson, her killer, robert blake, had taken her to an expensive restaurant, and kitty whose sons were so kind to her, and then killed her. >> and many of the jurors, mothers themselves, would they buy the story that ca

she went over in painstaking detail each day caylee was missing.nd after she went over each day, she would say "where is caylee anthony." it was very powerful the way she did that. she also went over all of the lies that caylee told, day by day, by day. and then, finally, she started going over the evidence, a lot of the scientific evidence. and as we just heard, the fact that the body, the remains were found with duct tape around the head, not one, not two, but three pieces attached to hair. and she also talked about the smell of death coming and emanating from casey anthony's car. >> sunny, how will that play with the jury that has to listen to this evidence? >> well, i can tell you, the jury had notebooks, they had pens, they put them aside in the courtroom, randi. they did not take any notes. they were riveted by this prosecutor's opening statement, and at the end, she said she was going to ask them to find casey anthony guilty. however, what was so fascinating is, all along, the defense has said, jose baez, the lead defense attorney said, in o

a single strand of caylee's hair in the car's trunk, the prosecution say came from caylee's dead body the residue from a heart shaped sticker found on a piece of duct tape prosecutors will say was placed over caylee's mouth. in all jurors will hear about 25,000 pages of evidence in the case. because jurors will come from another florida city and they will be sequestered in orlando for the entire eight-week-long trial needing a 12 member jury will be a challenge. >> there will be many, many legitimate reasons why decent people that you might want on a jury like this can't serve. because of the hardship. being out of town, the duration of the case. >> reporter: one more challenge for the jurors listening to all the scientific evidence will be coming to the conclusion there was even a murder. the medical examiner ruled it's a homicide but officially it's a homicide by undetermined means which means the medical examiner can't say and prosecutors won't be able to present how caylee was murdered. >> kerry, let me go back a moment. you say jury selection is starting tomorrow. when will the j

drowned in the family's pool and that little caylee's grandparents actually helped cover it up.er look at the bombshell developments but first back to chris in joplin. >> thank you, erica. >>> we'd like to talk about incredible stories of survival here, two in particular that really stood out to us, a woman and her child hunkered down in the bathtub as the home around them disintegrated and a quick thinking of a man who owned a local restaurant, his quick thinking saved dozens of lives. >> i was on top of my wife and daughter. >> reporter: this is what's left of the neighborhood pancake house, 30 to 40 diners along with bill lantz and his wife. >> my daughter and her boyfriend were in that. >> some took refuge in the freezer as the tornado touched down. >> i could hear my wife and granddaughter praying at the top of their lungs. >> reporter: when it was over the walls were gone, the kitchen wrecks but everyone survived with barely a scratch. >> i got a little piece of roof down there. just a little scratch. >> reporter: it was bill white who first spotted the tornado coming and

caylee's sandbox. >> reporter: a picture perfect playhouse was flashed in court to show the care and attention the anthonys lavished on their granddaughter. >> all of the landscaping around the house, did you do that? >> george and i did that. >> reporter: casey broke down in the recess that followed. her lawyers trying to console her, but the pictures and memories would prove once again too much for cindy anthony. >> i can't look at my granddaughter without getting upset. >> sorry. >> i'm trying very hard not to cry. >> reporter: her testimony was damaging to her daughter. cindy anthony listed out the lies and excuses her daughter told her as to why she couldn't see or speak to little caylee for a month. >> there was always a reason why i missed her. she was called in to work. there was a car accident. she told me that she was actually in jacksonville. >> reporter: casey has now admitted the child was dead all along. >> after june 15th of 2008, did you see your granddaughter caylee again? >> no, ma'am, i did not. >> anthony lazaro. >> reporter: casey's ex-boyfriend took the stand as

is that one of caylee's bears?s, that is one of her bears. >> nancy grace, a very emotional moment. give us an idea of why this moment is important for the jurors. >> well, i think the emotion in the courtroom, especially from cindy anthony shows who really loved caylee. cindy anthony and her husband grandfather george anthony largely raised the child. they are the only living victims left in this case along with brother lee anthony who would have been caylee's uncle. and throughout cindy anthony's testimony, tot mom sat there watching her mother cry a few feet away from her and really never cried herself. just shook her head resolutely back and forth and no, no, no. i also think that there was very important for the jury to see and weigh cindy anthony's credibility on the stand, joe. because this is going to come down to a credibility contest. do you believe tot mom's lawyers and tot mom, or do you believe george and cindy anthony. tot mom had a chance in opening statements to go with a straight accident theory wh

a florida mom accused of killing her young daughter, caylee.imony in that case today. it follows a week full of surprises from the courtroom. kerry sanders is in orlando with the latest. kerry, good morning. >>> well, good morning. today is day five of what's expected to be a two-month-long trial. it's only just beginning. but testimony on friday was explosive. casey anthony stands accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. prosecutors say the single mother killed her daughter so she could enjoy the carefree life of a party girl. but on friday, the testimony from one prosecution witness backfired in gripping fashion. >> casey and caylee had a very -- a very special bond. >> mallory parker, casey's brother's fiancee said the only thing she saw in casey was a doting, loving mother. >> did she ever appear neglected to you? >> no. >> did you ever see casey strike orator chur or punish caylee in any harmful way? >> no, sir. >> and the best way that you can describe their relationship would be amazing? >> amazing. >> that testimony of a mo

look at what happened to caylee.y enough, the way they respond to the 31 days missing, they say that george anthony abused, sexually abused casey anthony from the age of 8, perhaps through the age of 13 or maybe longer and she just retreated into her shell and started living a life of lies, the life that she had been used to living. they threw george anthony under the bus and say that roy kronk, the gentleman who found caylee's remains actually took caylee's remains and planted them there. >> if you're throwing those folks under the bus and everything else against the wall, can that work? >> you know, it can work and i've been asking myself that question all morning as i listened to the opening statements. the defense needs reasonable doubt. that is it. they only need, brooke, one juror to believe that perhaps little caylee drown. now, let's remember. this is in florida. in florida, drowning deaths are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. this defense may resonate with perhaps one juror. that's all th

his wife, cindy, caylee's grandmother was holding a teddy bear i believe belonged to caylee, somehowcaylee with her during the trial. but the judge had ordered them, george, no emotion, no outbursts, no nothing because the defense wanted them thrown out of court and since they are the victims in this case, the judge insisted they be allowed in. they were not allowed to show any emotion at all. >> nancy, the parents did have to stay there so they had to be prepared for this at some level and the prosecution certainly was. >> well, you know, yeah. you know that someday bad things are going to happen to you but when they really happen, it's like a cement block to the head. they were upset. george anthony cried. and out of all of the people in this case, i have found him to be the most upstanding and this theory that he molested her, why would she leave her little 2-year-old child alone with a man that molested her at 8? and if he knew caylee was dead all this time, why go through all of the motions of trying to find her? >> those are some of the questions that will come up continually i

little caylee anthony here. her mother, casey, is on trial for her little girl's murder. today, the court heard casey's boyfriend describe the relationship between mother and child. >> she'd have a book, a teddy bear, we would go down to the pool, teaching her how to swim, talk about caylee, caylee liked dora the explorer and could count to 40 in spanish, which was pretty incredible for her age. she was a great little girl. >> who taught her how to count to 40. >> dora explorer. from my knowledge, it was her favorite show. >> how often during that time did you see casey and caylee hugging and showing affection with one another? >> pretty much the whole time. >> so we just wanted to play you some sound from both stories. we'll have much more on both stories in the next two hours. i want to begin with very, very important decision. you may not have heard about today, handed down by the u.s. supreme court and it will affect the way many americans do business. the vote 5-3, with a majority of justices backing an arizona law that punishes businesses who fire illegal immigrants

including air samples from the trunk where they say the body of caylee was decomposing. the child's grandmother called 911 when she noticed the smell. her lead attorney jose baez has promised a bombshell in

>> caylee, c-a-y-l-e-e, anthony. >> caylee anthony. >> is she white black or his pan snik. >> white.as she been missing for? >> i have not seen her since the 7th of june. >> the baby-sitter cindy anthony referred to was was never found and a woman with the same name later sued for defamation. and today, the jurors heard a jailhouse phone call to a friend who sounded more broken up about caylee than her mother did. casey's is the second voice you are about to hear. >> casey, you have to tell me if you know anything about caylee. if anything happened to caylee, casey, i will die. do you understand, if anything happens to that baby. >> oh, my god. calling you guys is a huge waste. >> honey, i love you. you know i would not let anything happen to my daughter. if i knew where she was, this would not be going on. >> well, how come everybody is saying that you are lying? >> because nobody is [ bleep ] listening to anything i say. the media completely misconstrued everything that i said. the [ bleep ] detectives told them [ bleep ], [ bleep ], and they got all of their information from me, a

>> caylee's bed. >> reporter: tearful as her mother testifies for the prosecution.secutors allege casey placed duct tape around her daughter caylee's nose and mouth and dumped the body in the woods near the family home, killing her to escape the responsibilities of motherhood. and instead enjoy the carefree life of a party girl. but casey's defense lawyer says the little girl's death was nothing more than a horrible accident. >> caylee anthony died on june 16th, 2008, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool. >> reporter: but nobody called police for 31 days. >> look what you've done! >> reporter: and in a bombshell the defense attorney told the jury casey's father found the body in the pool and was complicit in the cover-up. casey's lawyers claim she was afraid to tell authorities because she was allegedly sexually abused by her father since she was 8 years old. her father, george, a former police officer, denies those allegations. in fact, prosecutors claim not only did casey kill her daughter but that she stowed her daughter's body in her car. >> the instan

how was caylee murdered?tors say with duct tape. >> three pieces of overlapping duct tape covered the nose and mouth of caylee anthony indicating that caylee's killer never intended that it be removed. >> reporter: late in the day the state called its first witness -- george anthony, casey's father. >> have you ever sexually molested your daughter casey anthony? >> nos sir. >> reporter: he denied >> no, sir. >> reporter: he denied he was there when defense attorneys say caylee drowned in the pool. >> i would have done everything humanly possible to save my granddaughter if what was stated prior would have happened. there are some unanswered >> reporter: in the story presented here by the defense there are some unanswered questions like did cindy anthony, casey's mother, know about this alleged drowning? later this morning the prosecution continues to lay out its case, one they say will indeed prove she's guilty of first-degree murder. matt? >> kerry sanders, thank you very much. linda kenny bodden worked on s

anthony's accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee.iate in orlando reports, casey anthony's attorney wasted no time pointing the finger at casey's father. >> reporter: the defense's opening statement was full of bombshells that caylee accidentally drowned in the family pool, that george and casey covered it up, and that casey had been sexually abused by george since she was a child. >> she could be 13 years old, have her father's [ bleep ] in her mouth, and then go to school and play with the other kids as if nothing ever happened. >> reporter: casey's defense claims covering up that abuse taught casey to live a lie. and that's why she kept caylee's death secret. >> casey was raised to lie. >> reporter: the prosecutor said when casey's lies back her up against the wall, she ups the ante. >> what does casey anthony do? casey anthony comes up with a new, a bigger, and a better lie. >> reporter: prosecutors say only one person googled how to make the potentially deadly chloroform months before caylee disappeared. and only one person benef

repeated searches turned up no signs of caylee.nd then her skeleton remains were found a five-minute walk away from casey's home. her legal team says she's not guilty. >> she is not running from this. she never attempted to run away from the situation. >> but the evidence prosecutors will present is compelling. photos of casey out partying, when her daughter was missing. and then there is the residue from a heart-shaped sticker found on a piece of duct tape that was placed over caylee's mouth. they will hear about 2,500 pages of the evidence in the case. they will seat a 12-member jury with eight alternates, and that will be a challenge. >> people that you want on the jury can't serve because of it being out of town or the duration or because of the case. >> reporter: they will listen to all of the scientific evidence and come to the conclusion if there was a murder. the medical examiner ruled it a homicide, but it technically is a homicide by undetermined means, which means the medical examiner and prosecutors won't be able to tel

kasey in the knee is facing a first-degree murder charge in the daughter of her child caylee anthony.- kasey anthony is facing a first-degree murder charge in the daughter of her child caylee anthony. and a search continues for one woman's husband. >> and back on march 19, they left their home in british columbia and headed for a las vegas trade show. that same day, a surveillance camera photographed them at a store in eastern oregon, the last pictures of them together. 400 miles later in the nevada back woods, their van got stuck in mud. >> they wanted to take a scenic route. >> it ended up in this wilderness area. she stayed alive seven weeks consisting on beef jerky in the trailer makes comic eating snow in the drinking from a nearby stream. after 49 days, she spotted some people writing all terrain vehicles and flag them down. >> she convinced them she needed help and they got help for her. >> she is recovering at this hospital and spent mother's day with her son and daughter in law. >> we are praying for a miracle. >> they pray that her husband will be found alive. three days int

. >> casey's neighbor describing what he saw the day after caylee supposedly drown. his story tough to knock down. >> i saw casey's vehicle backing in the garage. >> she approached you? >> correct. >> why? >> she said she wanted to borrow a shovel. >> reporter: casey said her father disposed of caylee's remain and insists her web of lies was spun by a lifetime sex abuse by george anthony, the same man in these jailhouse tapes. >> i wish i could have been a better dad and better grandpa, you know. >> you've been a great dad and the best grandfather. don't for a second think otherwise. >> reporter: at one point we thought wurp about to hear an alleged family secret that casey shared with george but there was an objection, everything stopped. and we don't know if we'll hear anything else about that. >> we'll get into that with nancy grace, host of the "nancy grace" on hln and dan abrams. thank you both. nancy, you saw the prosecution strategy on display yesterday. the opening statements, they ask where was casey anthony and yesterday they tried to show exactly where she

but her defense shocked everyone with the claim that caylee died in her grandparents' pool. avery and richard. good to see you guys. >> glad to see you made it out of that nascar. that was great. >> we'll have to talk about that some more later. let's talk about this case. this really did surprise an awful lot of people who have been watching this case very closely, that casey anthony -- her defense team would now say that this child may have drowned in the swimming pool and that the grandfather, casey's father, was there. and that this whole case of murder or alleged murder is taking a completely different turn to now accidental death, richard. >> imagine the drama in the courtroom. the district attorney stands up there and outlines this intentional killing and chloroforming of this daughter and wanting to live the good life to get rid of this anchor so she killed her daughter. then the defense gets up and says, actually, the daughter drowned in a swimming pool and the father was holding the daughter. the mother came and they cried. and then it was an accidental drowning, h

and a heart shaped sticker that they say was placed over caylee's face.ill be questioned in orlando for the entire eight-week long trial, seating a 12-member panel with sitting alternates will be a challenge. >> there will be many reasons why they can't sev, because of a hardship, being out of town, because of the duration of the case. one more challenge for the jurors listening to all of the scientific evidence will be coming to the conclusion that there was even a murder. the medical examiner ruled that this is a homicide. but she technically defined it as homicide by undetermined mean. which means the jurors are have to gig out why if there was a murder why they were never told how the murder was committed. >> thanks so much. >>> still ahead, it's taken the tech world by storm, but is the electronic tablet making people forget the pc. >>> and on this mother's day, a new survey, which celebrity mom most would want to hit the town with, the poll found gwen stefani at the top of the list, christina aguilera, madonna, kendra wilkinson and kris jenner. okay

they said now is the time to tell the story of caylee anthony.prosecutor, what you need to do. as you said, christine, a 2-year-old girl is dead and let's not forget that. this is a tragedy. the victim is going to be in the courtroom because of the prosecution every single minute, every second of that trial. >> from the way that yesterday shaped up it's going to be a long, long trial. >> two months i'm going to be watching every single day. >> let's switch to the dsa case, dominique strauss-kahn, earlier this week, a lot of speculation and rumors about maybe the dna evidence is back, what does it show? where do we go from here with this case? once the dna evidence is officially back, who's going to see it and what does that do for the case? >> i haven't been able to confirm that the dna evidence is back. but this case is not really about forensics because the defense in this case is, either it didn't happen or it was consensual. that's not the issue. the issue is the credibility of this victim. if i'm the prosecutor i want to take care of my vict

caylee's sandbox and caylee's picnic table. >> reporter: jurors saw the family pool, the place casey daughter accidentally drowned. but casey says it is her father who covered up the death and disposed of the body. he has denied all allegations against him. and on the stand, cindy showed the pool was too high for caylee to climb in. and said on the day in question, there was no ladder for caylee to climb. >> what did you do with the ladder? >> i took it off as usual. >> reporter: casey has sat stoned faced throughout the first six days but was visibly shaken when her mom took the stand. her mom too struggled to testify while the child's last image ever taken was on constant display. >> sir, can i have her take the screen down. i can't -- look at my granddaughter. >> i'm sorry. >> without getting upset. i am trying hard not to cry. >> reporter: cindy anthony described the last time she saw her granddaughter and the lies casey told her for a whole month afterward, excuse after excuse about why cindy could not see or speak to the little girl. >> there was a car accident. she was called

caylee was last seen alive in june of 2008 but not reported missing until july when caylee's grandmother taken. >> casey told them she dropped caylee off with a nanny, the police say that was a lie. after months of searching, caylee's remains were found in the woods near the anthony family home with duct tape wrapped around her skull. from the start, the investigation focused on casey anthony. >> i found my daughter's car today and it fells like there's been a dead body in the damn car. >> the stench was evidence of decomposition, but the defense claims all of the state's evidence was circumstantial. >> this was a case without a confession. no eyewitnesses, no smoking gun. >> anthony's defense may have to wait why she waited 31 days while caylee was missing and why she was out with friends when her daughter was supposedly kidnapped. >> we plan on tackling that head on from the first day. >> because of the outrage over the case in the orlando community, jurors were picked in a neighboring county where 100 miles away some have formed an opinion on the case. >> i feel she committed a crime.

>> yes. >> reporter: but the defense says caylee's body was never in the car. in an explosive opening statement on tuesday, jose baez claimed his client's daughter drowned accidentally on june 16th, and that george found the body. >> and shortly thereafter george began to yell at her. look what you've done! your mother will never forgive you, and you will go to jail for child neglect for the rest of your frickin' life. >> reporter: baez also claimed george sexually abused his daughter. and it was that abuse which led casey to break from reality in difficult times. the prosecution contends those accusations are lies, cooked up by casey to explain her behavior during the time her daughter was missing. in those 31 days, casey partied with friends, even rented movies with her boyfriend. the same day the defense says caylee died. >> at any time that you saw her that night did she ever cry? >> no. >> did she ever act scared? >> nope. >> did she ever act nervous? >> no. >> a parade of casey anthony's friends and acquaintances took the stand this week. all of them say

15th of 2008, did you see your granddaughter caylee again? when you left for work in the morning on june 16 of 2008, did you believe caylee to be in your house? >> yes, ma'am, i did. >> the court is now in recess. the trial resumes tuesday in orlando. >>> computer hackers have apparently breached the security networks of some large defense contractors including lockheed martin. investigators are trying to determine what information in any was taken. the contractors have sensitive information about future weapons systems. >>> fire crews are battling a southern california wildfire threatening about

anthony is accused of of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, two years ago. but during opening statements her attorney claimed the death was a terrible accident. >> cayleeant knee died june 16th, 2u 2408, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool. >> reporter: defense attorney jose baez says her father george, found the child's body. the defense painted a picture of a victim of abuse, living in a dysfunctional family. >> you will hear about ugly things, secret things, when casey was 8 years old and her father came into her room and began to touch her inappropriately. >> reporter: then another defense surprise claiming the man who led police to the body, roy crock, in fact, put the body there, hoping to collect the reward. the prosecution's first witness was george anthony. he adamantly denied he had anything to do with caylee's death or that he ever hurt his daughter. >> have you ever sexually molested your daughter, casey anthony? >> no, sir. >> casey anthony shook her head when she heard her father's denial. her attorney grilled him on the stand, tryin

she's charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee.ing statements her attorney surprised nearly everyone with the claim that caylee drown accidentally in her grandparents' pool. earlier today i talked with richard herman and avery freeman about these developments. >> the problem with the defense, at least as i see it, is he's created oovps multiple conflicting defenses, meaning he now has to prove that the cause of this mental problem that the defendant had was because of the behavior of the father, the brother, everybody else. >> how will they go about that? >> it's inconsistent. >> how will they do that? >> i don't know how he's going to do it. he's trying -- george has been on the stand, and he said, well, you abused your daughter. he says, no, i didn't. that was the end of it. >> he's very composed throughout. and apparently the prosecutors were asking questions to possibly get a rise out of him to show that this kind of agitation that you're seeing now on the stand could certainly be now placed to the scene of this alleged acciden

casey anthony is accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee back in 2008.estified today. the defense team has launch ad stunning defense strategy that includes allegations of incest in the family, fear and accidental drowning of a little girl. i got some reaction from sonny hostin contributor to "in session" on our sister network, trutv. >> i think, drew, over these past couple of years than case has been in the media the past couple of years, we all wondered how do you defend a case like this? given the fact that this young mother didn't report her little girl missing for 31 days. how do you defend that? well, now we know you defend it by saying she's the victim of incest. the victim of childhood sexual abuse, child abuse changes you and that is why she acted this way. this defense has really pointed the finger at george anthony, the case has become all about george anthony. he's been on the stand not once not twice but three times already and it's the first week. that has been just unbelievable for me. but let's face it, drew, this is a circumstantial cas

>> you can never bring caylee back for casey.t you can help end this nightmare by sending her home. i'll ask you all individually and collectively to render a verdict of not guilty. >>> that is casey anthony's -- that is casey anthony's defense attorney addressing jurors in the florida courtroom this week. casey anthony is accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee back in 2008. her mother and her ex-boyfriend testified today. the defense team has launched a stunning defense strategy that includes allegations of incest in the family, fear and an accidental drowning of a little girl. i got some reaction from sonny hostin contributor to "in session" on our sister network, trutv. >> i think, drew, over these past couple of years, we all wondered how do you defend a case like this given the fact that this young mother didn't report her little girl missing for 31 days? how do you defend that? well, now we know, you defend it by saying she is the victim of incest. the victim of childhood sexual abuse. child abuse changes you,

. >> casey and caylee had a very special bond. >> reporter: it brought casey to tears. but the raw emotion gave way to pure tension, as prosecutors zeroed in on a foul stench that was found in casey's car. >> the instant flash in my mind was, i know what that smells like. >> reporter: simon burch worked the impound lot where casey anthony's car was towed. >> after the door was opened, the smell came out, very intently. >> have you ever had the opportunity to come across a vehicle in which there had been a dead body? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: compelling as he was, the defense launched an attack. >> you knew there was a missing child. >> yes, sir. >> and you knew there was a foul odor in the trunk of the car? >> yes, sir. >> you never called the police? >> no, sir. >> reporter: and for the third time in a week, casey's dad took the stand. >> as you approached the vehicle, did you smell anything? >> i did smell a pretty strong odor. >> was in a the odor of a human corpse? >> yes. but i said, please, god, don't let this be casey or caylee. >> reporter: across the courtroo

one person who used caylee's photo for her i.d.n you are and for seeking justice for caylee anthony. eight jurors selected four men, four women, ages between 30 and 60. the goal, 12 jurors, eight alternates. they're hoping to have this all wrapped up and ready to start on tuesday. lester? >> kerry sanders, thank you, susan philon is a former prosecutor. a high bar to find this jury, isn't it? >> it's a very high bar. this case had more pub lilicity than o.j. simpson did. it's being broadcast and televised like never before. >> a change in venue and the notion being that you want to find people not unduly influenced by the coverage. it doesn't mean people who haven't heard of this, right? >> it's not that you heard it or watched any coverage. it's not that you formed an opinion. it's can you put that aside. just decide the case on the evidence that you hear on the courtroom. and can you be fair. >> how do they speed up this jury selection process? let's face it, there are a lot of people who want do not want on the jury. they'll thr

an ex-boyfriend called anthony a doting mother who loved her daughter caylee.nesses say she wasn't upset while her daughter was missing. and never said she was looking for caylee. more from inside the courtroom in just a bit. but, first, jeff glor at the news desk with another look at our top headlines for us on this friday morning. hi again, jeff. >> hey, guys. good morning to everyone at home. the g-8 summit in france ended this morning. leaders pledged $20 million to support democratic reforms in egypt and tunisia. they said they strongly support the arab spring uprisings. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton made a quick surprise trip to pakistan this morning. she's the most senior u.s. official to visit since the raid that killed osama bin laden. only on the ground for six hours in pakistan, clinton said u.s. relations with pakistan are at a turning point and that pakistani leaders must do more to fight terrorism. >>> for ar >>> for two years, the crash of air france flight 447 has been a mystery. the plane went down off the coast of brazil killing all 2

>> no. >> reporter: lazzaro's three roommates did not know caylee was missing, either.ay, the men said casey always had a ready explanation when anybody asked where caylee was. >> one time she said that she was going to universal with the nanny. then another time was the nanny was taking her to cocoa beach. >> reporter: the same roommates were also with casey when she was partying at the night club for lazzaro worked. though the defense claims case casy was actually working in those notorious pictures that show her having a good time. other women employed as shop girls confirm that. >> she protected us. >> reporter: casey anthony's defense team may have scored one for building up her reputation but they missed out on validating claims that she had been sexually abused by her father. on the stand, tony lazzaro said that casey anthony had told him a secret, suggesting it may have been about that alleged sexual abuse. but the judge would not let the ex-boyfriend talk about it, ruling that such comments would be hearsay. chris? >> mike deforest for us in orlando this mornin

also on the stand, her former boyfriend, anthony lazzaro, who testified about little caylee. >> cayleeount to 40 in spanish. which was, pretty incredible for her age. and she was a great little girl. >> reporter: prosecutors questioned multiple witnesses all of whom said casey anthony appeared unfazed during the days following her daughter's disappearance. >> did she ever tell cow that her daughter was missing? >> no. >> that her daughter had been kidnapped? >> no, sir. >> that she was worried about her? >> no. >> reporter: alex stone, abc news. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich expected to spend the next several days of his corruption retrial on the witness stand. under questioning by his defense attorney yesterday, blagojevich talked more about himself than the numerous charges he is facing. he was not asked about the central charge against him -- whether he tried to sell president obama's former senate seat for personal gain. >>> two republicans are taking some important steps towards a presidential run. minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann says she will announce pla

it's typically when the judge is referring to her as opposed to her daughter, caylee.ge has made it difficult, in his mind, to get a fair trial. i believe moving it will go a long way toward ding that. >> the jury will be picked from clearwater. what do we know what the jury pool might be like there? >> we know a lot, george. it's pinellas county. the clear water st. pete area. you move a trial, a jury trial from one venn you to another, you try to get basically the same composition of the jury. same population. the seem median income, the same level of high school graduates. you're going to find the same thing in pinellas as you do in orange county. but there's a difference, in pinellas, one of the oldest demographics in the state of florida. it's been long referred to as good's waiting room. you'll have an older set of jurors to pick from. a lot of retirees. they don't have to go the work every day. you'll see an older jury, it typically means conservative. >> anyone picked will have to at least be open to the death penalty. >> they're a delt-qualified or a death jur

it was more about her and her interaction with caylee.former lovers coming forward, one after the next after the next, i think that's hurting tot mom's case. and also, the headline is this. the defense is hanging their hat on the peg that tot mom was molested, sexually molested by her father and brother. they tried to get it in through the big secret that she told her live-in lover, tony lazzaro. when the jury left, they brought lazzaro in for a secret proffer. they said what was the big secret she told you. did she tell you she was molested by her father? he goes, no. the bottom line is, her father hit her while he was disciplining her. and she says her brother tried to inappropriately fondle her. that's it. that's the big secret. >> they're going to need more. there's no question they're going to need more than just that witness to be able to back up their claim here. >> yeah. >> i do think there's an argument to be made. in addition to the fact that the witnesses are devastating to casey anthony, as to what she was doing in the days af

. 25-year-old casey anthony is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee.in the courtroom it would seem casey's father george anthony is the one on trial. >> i'm not trying to argue. you're not being specific. neither. >> reporter: on thursday. >> you're trying to confuse me. yes, you are. >> reporter: earlier he denied claims he sexually assaulted his daughter. now he was angry with casey's attorney jose baez. >> you have to be specific with me, sir. give me a date and i will answer. >> i'm giving you a date. >> no, sir. you are badgering me, trying to get me upset, sir. >> reporter: baez got in trouble with the judge trying to ask george anthony about his gas cans, one with duct tape on it. duct tape like the three pieces, prosecutors say, put across caylee's moth to kill her. >> state exhibit ha is not in evidence. >> reporter: the judge scolded baez on the rules of evidence. >> until it's in evidence you can't question somebody about a photograph that is not in evidence. >> reporter: since jury selection began three weeks ago casey has cried almost ever

during the opening statements on tuesday, casey anthony's attorney claimed little caylee drowned in al and her grandfather george found the trial's body but didn't report it. in court there, was a lot of attention between george anthony and the attorney jose baez. >> i'm just asking you, treat me with a little respect and you'll get respect back, that's all i'm asking. >> mr. anthony, would you like to answer my question now? >> casey anthony is facing a possible death penalty if she's convicted. >>> the panel for fresno area high school chemistry teacher accused of making explosives in her classroom now stands at half a million dollars. the bomb squad destroyed the explosives yesterday. the teacher was actually arrested earlier this week accused of helping students inhale chloroform which can produce a euphoric feeling. that investigation led police to the explosives. now still unclear what the teacher plans to do with it. >>> later today, a south bay high school will dedicate its aquatic center to a high school teacher. ron freeman died in january after suffering a heart attack. he

about the death of anthony's 2-year-old caylee. we'll have a look at the panel. who will decide whether this woman lives or dies. >>> the former head of imf is now out of jail after posting $1 million bond. he's under house arrest, in temporary housing after being turned away by an apartment building by angry residents. linsey davis has the latest from lower manhattan. good morning. >> dominique strauss-kahn is desperately trying to find another apartment. because he can only stay here for three, four days. wherever he is, he'll have to pay security. $200,000 to monitor his every move. abc news has also learned it's not just the hotel maid but two other hotel employees said he also made sexual advances towards them. this is where he'll be holed up. for the next few days. this, after his wife's attempts to rent an apartment in this building fell through. residents reportedly objected. his $1 million bail mandates he be kept under house arrest. while a 24-hour gun-toting security team ensures he doesn't flee. >> he'll have surveillance cameras within the place. he

during opening statements tuesday, the defense claims caylee accidentally drowned in the family swimming fool and casey lead about the death because she was afraid -- lied about the death because she was afraid. >>> the giants trying to repeat the world series magic. the rookie of the year is likely out for the rest of the season. the latest picture of him there, a chronicle photography took this picture of him with a cast already on his left leg. he fractured a bone in his lower left leg and tore ligaments in his ankle during that violent collision wednesday night. it is a devastating blow to the defending world champs. >> potentially a season ending deal. any time you see a catcher taken out of the plate and hurt, it is frustrating. >> the injury is even prompting calls for major league baseball to re-examine its rule book. giants manager is among those who think the league should crack down on violent hits and take other steps to improve player safety. >>> a bad day for southern california police gets even worse. the horrific accident involving two of their own and the place they were

and no evidence of how caylee was killed.ner's report ruled her death a homicide by undetermined means. her attorneys say casey is innocent. >> what most people think they know about the casey anthony case is probably incorrect. >> casey's parents, george and cindy anthony, have stood by her from the beginning. they're actually defense witnesses in this case, and the judge has made the unusual move of allowing them to sit in on the entire trial, even before they've testified. opening arguments, for now, are set to begin next tuesday, may 17th. and the defense is promising a bombshell. chris? >> cbs' kelly cobiella in miami for us this morning. thank you. joining us now is attorney linda kenny baden who was a member of casey anthony's former defense team. >> good morning. >> how difficult is it going to be to find 20 impartial jurors? or 12 jurors, 8 alternates, with all of the media attention that this has garnered? >> it's going to be very, very difficult. finding somebody who hasn't made up their mind. anyone you talk to on

she's accused of killing caylee in june of 2008. her body was found near her family's home later that summer. >> the defense has claimed -- that summer. the defense is claiming that caylee drowned in the family pool and that casey's father disposed of the body. >>> doctors are warning about facebook depression. doctors say a lot of teenagers use facebook to keep in touch with screen but there's studies that show teenagers are obsessing about it, teenagers are reading these profiles and feeling like they can't live up to everybody else. about 40% of those asked say they do feel stressed out for much of the day. you can get very different answers from many different states. not a surprise here, hawaii had the less less. california ranked number 4. but most stressed state is utah, where more than 45% of people reported feeling stressed out. >>> 8:49. we have breaking news about the 2012 presidential race just five minutes ago, texas governor rick perry said he will consider seeking the republican presidential nomination. in the meantim

now, casey's daughter, caylee, last seen, june 2008. they found her remains six months later. casey anthony has pled not guilty. she could get the death penalty if convicted. now, the jury in this case had be selected from outside of orlando, florida because after all of the very intense media coverage in this case. again, the testimony is underway as we speak. >>> the driver of the tour can bus that crashed on 80 between fairfield and vacaville said the brakes went out. thirteen people were taken to the hospital after the bus went off the highway and careened off a grass dirt berm off cherry road. yesterday, the bus came to a stop on a frontage road, 50 people were on board. the highway patrol says 13 people were taken to the hospital in fairfield with minor to moderate injuries. >>> sal has newschopper2 and everything else helping you get to where you need to know. >> that's right. we're looking at highway 101 right near the san carlos airport here. newschopper2 live. you can see traffic is moving along well. that's northbound 101 on your right and southbound 101 coming down

nearly three years to the day when caylee went missing, june 16th. in court. they would mouth, i love you, tear up, look at each other. not true this week end. the skruj doing an abbreviated day on saturday. they did not have the same exchanging between them. in fact, as cindy antony broke down on the stand, to the mom was sitting there shaking her head, no, no. with a stone face. not crying. there were other times she did tear up. she cried when cindy left the courtroom and was consoled by her lawyer. >> what do you make of the substance of the testimony? cindy antony said it was their habit to take the ladder away there the pool. now that that's the defense, that the little girl died, what do you make of the substantive testimony? >> i think that if to the mom casey anthony stuck with a straight accident defense, saying that she was negligent, the child do yrowned, she panic, she would have fared much better. by fishing in george and cindy, saying george disposed of the body, and cindy by saying she left the ladder attached to the pool, i think she