. >> dan abrams, the founder of the website mediaaide.com, joins me wrong. dan, what's gone wrong here? if you ask a million people on the streets of america right now, i reckon a million people would say, this was the wrong verdict. >> i think it's the difference between objective truth and a legal truth, to some degree. meaning that i think that these jurors had to survive this enormous burden, which is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. and apparently, they didn't think that that was survived. with that said, i have to say that these jurors do seem to have taken away something very different from this case than i think much of the public did. and that is, when you actually listen to everything that this woman just said, juror number three, what the alternate juror, number 14 has said, it sounds like they actually think that an accident may have been the cause of death, which i think is surprising, and i can't explain why their perception is so different than that of the public at large. >> i mean, a lot of people are going to feel pretty angry that casey ant

we're happy to have dan abrams in the house for him. happy almost fourth of july, dan. >> thank you. i love fourth of july. it's got a lot of history and a lot of fun. we have a lot of people celebrating outside. july 4th is one big party. >> it has special meaning in my family. i became a u.s. citizen 25 years ago on the fourth of july. >> and it's hot out there. take a look at the deep red. we're seeing blazing temperatures. it's going to continue on the fourth. more coming up in the show. >> and officials are rush to clean up a pipeline leak in the yellow river. >>> and monkey new, on t t loose, and going o o an adventue across new jersey. he's fine, he's just tranquil liezed. that's coming up as well. >>> we begin with the casey anthony trial. her fate could be in the hands of the jury later today. abc's yunji de nies where the closing arguments taking place this morning. good morning, yunji. wrt good morning, dan. it call comes down to this. each side has a chance to make their final arguments before jurors decide between life and d

let's bring in dan abrams and nancy grace once again.o happen tomorrow morning, 9:00. the sentencing phase. she could have got up to four years for the false statements but she's served months for ha. >> each sentence carries a one-year sentence. each charge of lying to police. altogether consecutively that four year, she's already done three, 966 days as i recall, something like that so she's set to walk out and she will walk out either tomorrow at 9:00 or today. >> today? >> yeah, look, as far as the law is concerned, she's been serving time for a crime she didn't commit. she's been being held on a crime that a jury has now acquitted her for so now you have these four misdemeanor charges of up to a year each. remember, in most cases we'd say up to a year? she's not going to get a year. so i think it's very likely that this judge is going to look at everything and say she walks free tomorrow. >> let's talk about the family a little bit. we talked to george and cindy's lawyer in our first hour. he said they were surprised by the verdict.

we'll join dan abrams in our next half hour. but thanks for now. >> i'll l ready. >>> back to new york and elizabeth. >> all right. thanks, george. now, to the huge outcry caused by the not guilty verdict. emotions running so high after this decision. abc's yunji de nies is at the memorial close to the spot where caylee anthony's body was discovered nearly three years ago. good morning to you, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. this dark swamp is where this story really begins and ends. people have been coming here steadily since the verdict came down to offer their prayers for caylee, who would have been 6 years old next month. there was an eerie silence in the swamp near the place where caylee's remains were found. >> it's really peaceful. i feel like a lot of people have done a good job of keeping her memory alive in there. >> reporter: they come to remember a little girl. so many of them little girls themselves, not much older. >> i wanted to say good-bye to her and i hope that she will rest in peace. >> she didn't

we're happy to have dan abrams in the house for him. happy almost fourth of july, dan. >> thank you. i love fourth of july. it's got a little bit of history and it's a fun holiday. you got people like these guys, out there, choori icheering it . there are some holidays that are somber and serious, it's celebratory, one big party. >> it has special meaning in my family. we became u.s. citizens 25 years ago today on july 4th. >> to me it's a holiday, to you it's really meaningful. >> we'll have barbecues and hamburgers. we know it's hot out there. look at the deep red. blazing temperatures across the south and west today. we could see new records. it's going to continue well into the fourth. more coming up in the show. >>> cleanup crews racing to contain an oil spril not far from one of the nation's premier national parks, when a pipeline running over the yellowstone river ruptured. >>> and some monkey business to get to this morning. a baboon on the loose, escaping from an amusement park and going on a great adventure around new jersey fo

i want to bring in abc's legal analyst, dan abrams. dan, this is it now. it's over. >> reporter: she could confess in the future. she could say, i did it, in a year from now, and it would still be over. why? because of double jeopardy. the bottom line is she has been tried for this crime. and she cannot be tried again. >> shocked? and all of you out on a limb on this? >> reporter: look, i think we all, or almost all, got a lot of this wrong. i think people expected her to be convicted of something. the notion that there was not guilty, not guilty, not guilty, was something that very few expected. >> what do you think happened that confounded all of you? the jurors did what that you didn't expect? >> reporter: i think the jurors probably foe cussed on cause of death, which is that the prosecution couldn't demonstrate based on physical evidence. that the cause of death was a homicide. meaning she definitely died at someone else's hands as opposed to the possibility of an accident. >> how did these jurors -- what do you think they did to explain away the 31 d

joining me now to talk to about the case, abc's legal analyst dan abrams., this is such an extraordinary thing we've seen tonight. the alleged victim of a sexual assault case going public in an interview before the trial. is that a good idea? >> reporter: if the criminal case is moving forward, it's a terrible idea. prosecutors would have begged a complaining witness like this, please don't do it. don't go public. don't put another statement on the record. at makes this different, of course, is thahathe prosecutor and the complaining witness in this case appear to be at odds. the prosecution has made it pretty clear that they have real questions about her credibility, and this is clearly an effort on her part to shame the prosecutors intotooving forward with the case. >> public pressure on the prosecutor. on the other hand, as you point out, if what she's told robin roberts conflicts at all with what she told the police, her employers, friends, that's a party on cross-examination. >> well, and the district attorney has already said that they think not only

i want to bring in abc's dan abrams, our legal analyst. dan, great to see you. explosive week ahead with murdoch in front of british parliament. is there any chance that what he might see could be l lally incriminating. >> reporter: it could be. there's a right against self-incrimination there. i don't expect him to invoke it. remember, he's showing up voluntarily. he's a u.s. citizen. he doesn't have to go. but he is still going, it seems, to appear in front of parliament. >> we're watching the dominos fall. we saw so many more again today. when does this become concerning here on this side of the pond, criminal charges? >> reporter: well, we already know there's an fbi investigation. but there could also be another investigation into something called the foreign corrupt practices act, which is a 1977 law which effectively makes it illegal for a company or an executive to bribe a foreign official, in this case, it would be one of those police officers. >> all right, dan abrams, thank you. >>> we turn now to the dangerously hot weather settling in tonight and no

dan harris is on assignment but we're happy to have dan abrams with us. dan, if there were ever a weekend to join us, this is the onon a lot of legal news going on. >> unbelievably, the casey anthony case, strauss-kahn. we're not even going to get to amanda knox. >> fireworks in the courtroom. >> when you start the show talking about prince albert talking about rumors she might run away. you never know. >> what do they tell their kids? >> exactly. >> meantime, lots of other things happening. maria a river declaring her own independence. she just filed for divorce from arnold schwarzenegger who fathered a child with their housekeeper. we'll tell you what she's asking for as she moves to end the high-powered couple's 25-year marriage. sad news there. >>> new details on that shocking story about a woman whose body was lying at the bottom of a pool for three days. look at this photo. this is that pool crowded with swimmers last sunday, a day after she drowned and her body sunk to the bottom so it was still there. the autopsy report is out and we'll have a live

i want to bring in our legal analyst dan abrams, great to see you.ou and i were talking earlier it's not a case of whether or not things look good or bad for casey anthony, you say it's a matter of how bad they look? >> everyone watching this case thinks that she's in trouble. that a hung jury on the most significant charge would be a win for hers are her defense team again and again tried to get a mistrial here. keep in mind, there are four counts which she basically admits to, lying to law enforcement. she's conceded that, she's almost certainly go to be found guilty on those charges. >> even if the jury doesn't decide this was premeditated, she could face the death penalty? >> two ways to get first degree murder. premeditation and felony murder. meaning if these jurors believe she engaged in what's call aggravated child abuse, significant child abus oon the child died that, too would be considered first degree murder and she would be eligible for the death penalty. >> dan abrams, following this every step of the way. >>> we turn to the searing hea

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i want to bring in our legal analyst, abc's dan abrams. you were watching this very clclely today. how did the prosecution do, how did the defense do? >> reporter: prosecution started off strong, basically saying, what else could have possibly happened here? they went from her behavior immediately after the incident to what they said was proof of a dead body in her car and the crime scene and linking it back to her. the defense had a rougher time. they were finally able to get to this argument that you just heard about that maybe the child died in the swimming pool. the problem is, they're saying, then her father, george anthony, took the body and buried it. that's where they have a much harder argument. much less evidence. and i think that's going to be the toughest part. >> and we heard yunji point out there that the jury gets the case tomorrow. it's impossible to know, but if history is our guide, how long before a verdict? >> reporter: well, high profile cases tend to take longer. the jurors tend to read the legal language a little bit more carefully than they do in non-high pr

team, nancy grace, from "nancy grace" on hln in atlanta, and right in the studio our legal analyst dan abrams you. i guess in the end no big surprise that casey anthony didn't testify. >> no big surprise, except that now the defense is in a position where they have not a single bit of evidence to back up the claim that they made in opening statement about george anthony abusing casey, about george anthony disposing of the body, not an iota of evidence. i don't think they'll even be able to argue it in closing arguments. >> nancy, do you think they y en really considered -- casey ever really considered taking the stand? >> yes, i think that they really did consider it because that's the only source of evidence as dan pointed out many times in closing arguments i've objected number one just to throw the defense off their closing statement but facts not in evidence. you can't argue something out of whole cloth but something i found out, another reason she did not take the stand in a sidebar and the transcript is just coming out, the state warned the defense if she takes the stand and you begin t

ashleigh banfield, dan abrams, thanks very much for being here. and we'll be right back. >>> i'm terry moran in orlando, florida. we're here tonight for the dramatic verdict in the casey anthony trial, bringing you a special hour-long broadcast as a freight train rumbles by here. well, finding neutraral rors for the casey anthony trial was hard. no question about it. but in the end, casey anthony was tried by her peers. and we turn now to abc's juju chang with a look at who they are. >> as to the charge of first degree murder, verdict as to count one, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: we don't know their names or their faces. they were strangers just eight weeks ago and have been sequestered ever since. today their anonymous judgment got the world's attention. >> not guilty. >> not guilty. >> reporter: they headed off without a word or any indication if or when they might talk. tonight, the jury is letting its decision speak for itself. >> the 12 jurors have declined to talk to you. absolute no. unequivocal no. >> universal -

i want to bring in dan abrams this morning. dan, always good to see you. >> good morning. >> you know, jeffrey points out the empire is huge and not only newspapers overseas but here, as well, everything from "american idol." it will be rupert's performance. how carefully will he choose his words? can anything he says be held against him? >> it's crucial and i'm sure that he's been prepped for this. expect that, of course, he's going to say he didn't have any knowledge of what was happening. but still how he answers these questions are going to be important. how respectful is he? does he recognize how serious this is? and, of course, all of the members of parliament or at least some of them are going to want to do finger wagging at him so they can publicly say that they are taking this incredibly serious. >> the finger wagging famous across the pond but back here almost unthinkable a week ago that his own corporation would be considering, considering replacing him based on his performance. >> they have to make it seem like they

. >> what dan abrams and nancy grace think in a bit. >>> we do begin with the search for those seven americans missing when their boat capsized off the coast of mexico. the search has been expanded by mexican officials but more than two days have passed since the boat went down. abc abc's abbie boudreau is on the san in san felipe, new mexico. >> reporter: 27 american fishermen and friends sail add way from the dock looking forward to a great day of fishing together when suddenly things took a turn for the worse. these men are weary but alive after an annual fourth of july fishing trip took a horrifying turn. their boat capsizing off the coast of mexico early sunday. now a search and rescue mission is under way. gary and glen wong are brothers and survivors. after 18 1/2 harrowing hours floating in the sea and fearing the worst. >> i'm a goner. everything i lived for is gone. >> reporter: he say they were sharing a room with their two other brothers when suddenly they felt the boat begin to rock and heard a crash. >> i heard people yelling and my brother got up and looked -- went out

rest of our legal team in orlando, nancy grace and of course here in the studio, gma legal analyst dan abrams day started with a crucial ruling that the defense couldn't mention their theory that casey's father sexually abused her and that's what led to casey's inappropriate behavior. >> i think it was the correct ruling. if you can't present evidence you can't bring it. i think it may helped the defense. the fact that weren't able to go off on what i view a tangent actually may have helped the defense's case. >> nancy, i was struck listening to jose baez's harsh language in his closing yesterday. he repeatedly called casey a liar, how do you think it went over on the jury? >> i don't think it went over very well at all. being a liar and slut is pretty much legal in every jurisdiction in this country. it's not good to put out your client's bad points. the defense had casey anthony barricaded by from the jury by visual aids. that was intentional. it's founded in the law. you canan argue some zanny theory to the jury. dan's spin to put a good face on it for the defense it's good for them that a

we have dan abrams and nancy grace to weigh in this morning. good morning, america.bin is off today. elizabeth vargas back with us. >> this trial has captured the nation's attention over the past few weeks. people can't believe the charges and circumstances so a lot of people are waiting to hear what the jurors come e with. >>> a man has been arrested three times accused of stalking reality star paris hilton, ignoring restraining orders so how did he get so close to her yet again? >>> also in our series "show me the money" new ways to get hundreds of dollars from that clothing hanging in your closet that you just don't wear anymore. perfectly fine clothing but worth a lot of money. >> a great series. looking forward to that. >>> but we begin with more on the casey anthony trial. prosecution wrapped up its arguments with a withering attack on her credibilily and the defense's entire case, they played the damaging jailhouse phone call from casey. we want to play a little bit more of it. ep a close eye on the faces of casey and her mom. >> casey. >> mom. >> hey, sweetie

. >> reporter: dan abrams, abc's legal affairs correspondent. >> these are prosecutors who a month ago were saying, this man is so dangerous, we are to keep him behind bars. we can't release him on bail. and now we're saying, we don't have enough to hold him. >> reporter: what happened here? what happened was that prosecutors caught their own star witness in a series of lies and shady entanglements. according to a letter written by the prosecutors to strauss-kahn's lawyer, he lied on her asylum application. she lied about being gang-raped in her native country. she lied on her tax returns, claiming another woman's child as her dependent. and most damningly, prosecutors say she lied about what she did immediately after strauss-kahn sexually assaulted her. >> the prosecutors are saying, when this initially happened, she said, i went into the hallway, i waited for him to get into the elevator and i reported it. now, she says, instead of cleaning another room, i started cleaning that room again and then i reported it. inconsistent statement about what she did immediately after the alleged

nancy grace, host of "nancy grace" on hln joins us live this morning and "gma" legal analyst dan abrams is here. dan, let me start with you first. we had a piece from jim avila in the first half-hour, on a plane perhaps, that is registered to a wealthy california attorney. may be in arizona. she has just over $500 in her pocket. she's estranged in from her parents. what does she do now? >> for those people saying that she's going to get a reality show, she's going to have a book, she's going to be famous, they're discounting how much anger there is against casey anthony. any major corporation is going associated with casey anthony. in any way, shape or form. i think it's going to have to be more of a fringe organization. more importantly, an organization that doesn't care what the public thinks of it at all. i think she'll get a one-time payout to do an interview. i think people will be surprised by how much backlash there will be. >> and there's been a lot of groups saying they will boycott anything that she is associated with. nancy, i want to your reaction. when she walked out a free

. >> joining me now, founder of mediaite and abc media news legal news dan abrams. what was that? was he kind of encouraged? and why? >> sure, he's being encouraged. the bottom line is when you go on that show, you want to try and be as provocative and as interesting as possible. but when you call the president of the united states that word, you're going to get yourself into trouble. i mean i think that, sure, they're encouraging him. if you want to analyze point by point what happened, you could say, well, they were egging him on, et cetera. the bottom line is halprin is a big boy. >> i'm not justifying it, but it does strike me -- first i want to ask this question. was it the word that was so objectionable. it's not one of the seven famous words that you can't say on tv or was it the fact that that word was used with respect to to the presidency of the united states. >> if he had called joe scar broe that word, i don't think it would have been that big a deal. i think if he said to joe, hey, joe, you're being, this, i think he would have been okay. i think when you refer to the

. >> that's right and, of course, dan abrams and nancy grace have been with us all through the trial.heard from juror number 3. she didn't want to tell us what she thought about nancy grace but she didn't hide her feelings. we'll get nancy's response. >>> the latest on the royal road trip. will and kate trying to help lift spirits in a devastated town, and the big stampede ahead of theme that will have them putting on their cowboy hats and coming to hollywood. >> after one more day in can dwa and calgary. >>> a new trend that is disturbing. kids trying out all these stunts. >> oh, my god. >> filming them because they're going to get paid for it. >> oh. >> are you kidding me? so this is happening. it's growing. more and more kids are doing it putting themselves in danger. >> i hope my boys respect watching. all right. we'll have more on that in a moment. >>> coming up right now, so many people waiting to see what happens to casey anthony. she is headed to court this morning for a sentencing on those four convictions of lying to investigators. abc's barbara walters spoke exclusively wit

. >>> i want to bring in dan abrams with us here tonight. always great to see you. so, sexual attack or not, do you believe prosecutors are going to drop this case? >> reporter: based on the three-page note they sent to the defense attorney, i think they're going to have to. they a a also saying she lied about what happened immediately after the incident occurred, both to the d.a. and to a grand jury. they end this note by saying, during the course of this investigation, she was untruthful with assistant district attorney about a variety of additional topics concerning her history, background, present circumstances and personal relationships. >> the man who wanted to be president of france could be headed back within weeks? >> reporter: weeks or months. that doesn't mean the legal issues are over. expect she could file a civil lawsuit, even if the charges were opped. and if prosecutors believe she invented this she could face legal problems, too. >>> dan, thank you. >>> puzzling authorities in new england for days now. a woman's bodice covered in a public pool outsi

. >> i want to bring in dan abrams who is abc news legal analyst. because i want to answer that question posed by robin. will it force the prosecutors to pursue the case? >> no question the effort was to put pressure on them. i don't think it's going to change the outcome though. remember, the prosecution sent a note to the defense team basically saying, we think she lied to the grand jury. we think that she lied about that previous rape. and maybe most importantly, we think she lied to us. and i think, as a result, they probably won't move forward with the charges. but that doesn't mean that there's not legal options here. she can still file a civil case against him. and, remember, two big differences. in a criminal case, it's the people, the state of new york, versus strauss-kahn. in a civil case, it's her versus strauss-kahn. key difference in the legal standard as well. in a criminal case, proof beyond a reasonable doubt, a very high standard. in a civil case, much lower standard, a preponderance of the evidence, meaning more likely than not. wh

> we'll be taking a closer look at the successes and failures at both sides and our legal team, dan abrams and nancy grace standing by to join us live. >>> new twists in another case that's been making a lot of headlines. the case of the new york hotel maid accusing the former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-kahn of sexual assault. there are new questions now about the accuser's life and this may have derailed the case. abc's linsey davis is here with the very latest. denying this morning that the case is dead. >> reporter: it's her credibility that's being called into question. dominique strauss-kahn has claimed all along that he's innocent. now the case hasurned dramatically in his favor. so drastic, we could see a possible dismissal sooner than the next court date. more startling accusations about dominique strauss-kahn's accuser. according to the new york post, she routinely traded sex for money. but sources close to the defendant denied that to abc news. calling it a complete fabrication. however, the d.a.'s case has been crippled. a three-page letter outlined her

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. >>> dan abrams is coming in. yunji de nies who was inside the courtroom. and terry moran outside the courtroom. dan, i want to start with you. casey anthony's lawyers tried to argue for one misdemeanor conviction? >> they tried to say this was double-jeopardy. but the judge said she had developed the intent separately to lie four times. and that these were four, distinct and separate lies. and as a result, four distinct and separate crimes. >> and the state of florida spent four months looking for this toddler and expended enormous resources. he was rather stern. >> let's be clear. this is the most he can possibly do. most often, when these cases happen, you don't see four one-year sentences to be served consecutively. it's absolutely right that the judge has thrown theook here at casey anthony for the particular crime she was convicted of. >> let me bring you in on this, as well. as you heard, elizabeth said the judge was stern. and clearly trying to send casey a message. >> no question about it, george. this is a judge with a law enforcement background. h

by nancy grace, the host of "nancy grace" on hln joining us on orlando and abc's legal analyst dan abramse in new york. dan, i'd like to start with you. what are the chances we'll see casey anthony walking out of that jail today? >> i think they're pretty good. she's facing four first degree misdemeanor counts. each of which faces up to a year in prison. she's already served almost three years, so even if -- >> the harsh circumstances, isolation 23 hours a day. >> even though that probably wouldn't factor into the judge's decision, the length of time, but when you're talking about someone who's already served almost three years for crimes where the maximum even if the judge were to put them together would be up to four years and that would be very unlikely that any judge would give the max, although it's possible. it is possible this judge is going to say, not only is she going to get the max but i'm going to force her to serve them consecutive meaning one sentence after another after another which would lead to a four-year sentence and could serve more time. >> we heard jose baez and the