not with me. >> who's going to -- >> exactly. >> with dan abrams? i'd like to get someone who's actually competent in the back, maybe. >> you're right about the helmet. well, good morning, everybody. as you can see, dan, introduce you so you don't introduce yourself. >> please. >> dan harris is off on vacation. a much-needed vacation. nice to have the other dan, dan abrams. >> nice to be here on this saturday, june 28th. >>> and confusion over the crown. the new miss florida is told, it's a mistake. it's not you. all the details about the mixup. and what she's saying about the pageant this morning. >>> but first the accountant on trial for murder for allegedly killing his boss. >> the prosecution painting andy brown as a man who acted in desperation when he knew his number was up. ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: prosecutors say andy brown is no mild-mannered accountant. he's on trial for murder, accused of killing his boss. >> this was a cold-blooded killing by mr. brown. it was thought out. >> reporter: prosecutors told the jury the 37-year-

we're happy to have "nightline" co-anchor dan abrams here. the other dan at abc. >> it's great to be here with you. >>> but it is another severe weather sunday. the heart of the country facing threats from hail and possible tornadoes. >> one of the scariest moments happening in ohio. where a man was struck by lightning at a major league soccer game. linzie janis is here with more on that and the devastating flooding and tornadoes. that have already cause sod much damage. linzie? >> reporter: good morning, bianna and dan. the man who was struck by lightning went into cardiac arrest. had to be resuscitated. and is still in critical condition. it's already been a weekend of wild weather. and for about seven states in the waterlogged midwest and plains, it's set to get even worse. in columbus, ohio, a shocked soccer stadium. after a man was struck by a bolt of lightning. minnesota's pryor lake overflowing at a rate residents have never seen before. >> we've got a constant inch or two in the basement. >> reporter: neighbors banding together to plac

abc's dan abrams joins us now. just a horrifying story.l murder case. >> as a father of a boy who's almost the same age, it's heartbreaking. it's not at all a typical murder case. the charge is felony murder. meaning they charged him with cruelty to a child. and because there was a death as a result of that felony, they can charge him with felony murder. but i have to tell you, the way that the police are talking here, making comments that there's more to the story than people know. one 34-year-old vet involved in the case said this case shocks the conscience. that kind of language suggests that they think there's something else to the story. >> so they may not believe it was an accident. but how do you prove that? >> well, first of all, if they can get computer records, they have done search warrants at his home and office, et cetera. they could try to demonstrate it in that way. they would say that they don't necessarily have to prove that it was more than an accident. the level of recklessness and the conduct. but again, i don't think t

here's dan abrams with a preview. >> reporter: no concerns about president obama france health.s from the vatican this morning. >>> it's supposed to be 17 stories of slip sliding fun the world's tallest water slide was set to open in kansas, but now it's been delayed again, why and what the creators are doing to to get this extreme attraction open this summer. >>> pageant mixup. the crown winner being told to turn in her tiara what miss florida is saying bfer being dethroned. >>> philadelphia neighbors are speaking out about the woman and child killed in a fast-moving fire. >>> a texas woman has a key to preventing hot car deaths. we'll show you her invention. >>> now for chris sowers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm chris eva pilgrim, we'll seu back here at 9:00 a.m. the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me

. >> let's talk to dan abrams about this, our chief legal affairs anchor.king a double jeopardy claim. you don't think it's really double jeopardy? >> i don't think that's the strongest argument here. there are very often cases where an appeals court says give the person a new trial, they are retried and there's no double jeopardy issue. the issue here is the defense is saying she shouldn't be tried again at all, that there is no evidence here. now that this appellate court stepped in and recognized that there was all this past of this detective that was not turned over to the defense. the defense is saying, they don't have anything. we should effectively end this. so far that argument has not worked. and what will likely happen is a jury will have to decide whether there is any evidence. >> but what do the prosecutors have? >> without this detective's testimony, and look, this detective has been forced, it seems, so testify if there is another trial. he's the key to the case, right? at trial, the other people involved didn't testify against her. the key to

but, dan and rebecca, as our legal expert, dan abrams, points out, the kingston family can bring a civilhich has a lower burden of proof. >> a lower burden of proof. linzie, appreciate that. >>> a lot of other news overnight. let's check the headlines once again with ron claiborne. >> hi, again, dan and rebecca. how are you? i somehow expected you to say more. >> say it again? >> yeah. back to you guys. america, good morning to you. we begin with a growing health concern. a mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya, is spreading in the u.s. there's now 41 recorded cases in 6 states. symptoms include fever and joint pain. there's no known cure or treatment. >>> and in iraq, islamic militants are pushing even further south toward the capital of baghdad. iraqi officials now pleading for the u.s. to help. on friday, president obama said the u.s. will not be sending any american troops back into combat in iraq. >>> and a massive search is under way in northern california for a missing 9-year-old girl. ida rothschild went missing friday afternoon, after wandering off her campsite near the point

. >>> dan abrams is here. before i get to that question.ut the tapes that we just heard. how will they play? >> they will be very important pieces of evidence, in connection with this case. the charge here, the most serious charge is attempted murder. it's starting to sound like his family is suggesting he never would have actually done it. these were just fantasies. things he had thought about. but was never going to actually act on. and that's why the tapes are going to become really important because if it ultimately gets to a jury, it may not. but if it did, they would have to evaluate how realistic was this? was this the rantings of a mentally ill person who never intended to go through with this? or was it the actual intent of someone who was going to go forward and try to kill these people? >> he went into great detail. and the fact that his voice is so calm. it sounds so certain and so smart, i think all of that will be a big problem for him. >> we heard what mara was saying about juvenile court. >> in minnesota, if you're accused o

. >>> and now to abc news dan abrams.sking you, wow, is this a huge blow to the defense. you say, not really? >> remember, the defense never claimed he was mentally incapacitated, and the prosecution never believed it. this was a strategic move by prosecutors to effectively say to the defense team, stop talking about his mental state. don't mention it. it's not relevant in the context of the case. and this report, no surprise, both sides simply came forward and said, okay, we accept it. >> what does happen next in the trial? >> you're hearing a really important point now. which is the scream, right? that's the testimony now. because if these jurors believe that she was screaming in the house, impossible to figure out that there's not a conviction for murder. they're fighting, she's screaming, and he kills her, that's murder. if it's him screaming, and he sounded like a woman, as the defense is claiming, that could lead to some doubt as to whether there was a fight there. such a crucial point. you're also hearing now -- >>

. >> let's talk about this with dan abrams. so, how does this case look?se case. you have an eyewitness who contradicts the testimony of the defendant. no one backing up his account other than his own testimony. with that said, remember, the prosecution, even in a self-defense case in california, has the burden to prove, in effect, that it wasn't self-defense. key elements of self-defense, was it reasonable to believe that? and was it necessary to do what he did? and, you know, i think that that's a tough argument for him to make. the prosecutors have the burden. >> but it's why he had to take the stand with that real vivid testimony. >> without his testimony, there was nothing to support his claim of self-defense. and still evidence on the other side to indicate that it wasn't. so i think it was absolutely crucial that he took the stand in this case. and that now means whether the jurors believed him becomes the key to the case. >> how does him being a humanitarian play into this? >> it doesn't right now. because, when we're talking about what happened at

. >>> and abc's chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams, joins us now. a long time on the stand.p himself? >> pretty well. there were inconsistencies of his account. he doesn't need to demonstrate to these jurors that he's definitely telling the truth. all he needs to do is convince them maybe he's telling the truth. or it could be that he's telling the truth because that would be reasonable doubt. >> that's why the site visit to ed bar, to the parking lot, was so critical. >> very often, i say they need to go to the crime scene. this is one of those cases that they really do need to go to the scene. why? you need to be able to see that 41-square-foot area of concrete. to answer the question, is his story plausible? is it possible that he was just pushing him out. and then, he released him and he kind of stumbled into the street, as opposed to literally carrying him into -- >> that's all he needs to do. to make the story plausible. >> that's right. possible. possible. that's all he needs here. remember, he has his wife backing him up. other witnesses, offering different testimony

. >>> and dan abrams is going to pick it up from what ryan was just say right there.possible defense here? >> the first thing they want to do is try to move this to juvenile court. that's an enormous difference between being in adult court and juvenile court. and the legal standard to move it to juvenile court is kind of squishy. meaning, it's kind of up to the judge to decide is this case more appropriate to be in a juvenile court than in an adult court. but as ryan points out, it's very interesting, in the state of wisconsin, if you're at least 10 and you're charged with murder or attempted murder, as the case here, you're presumed to be in adult court. now, the burden is on the children. on the two 12-year-olds two prove that this case ought to be in juvenile court. that's going to be the first and probably the biggest legal fight in this case. >> that's going to be a fight, like you said right there. the fact that they claim that they were trying to please a fictional character, how will that play in? >> we could see an insanity defense, particularly if this stays

to dan abrams we talk about this. complicated.fession before she's read her rights, one after. >> this is a close legal case. remember, the basic principle is if you're in custody and you're questioned and you're not read your miranda rights then that gets kicked out. excluded from the case. in this case, the question is, was the second and third statements that she made, both incriminating all effectively part of one interrogation? what the court said is, everyone agrees here that she was not read her miranda warning in connection with her first incriminating statement. the police then take a break. they come back, they read her the miranda and start questioning her again. what the court is saying for a 15-year-old and her age was very important in their ruling she wouldn't realize this was now starting anew and as a result all effectively part of the same interrogation. remember, this doesn't mean she's getting off. it just means she's getting a new trial where they can't use this confession. >> and makes it more differ to get a

dan leoni. before that we'll speak with michael rubin on policy options for the u.s. in iraq. and natalia abrams has reaction to the president's executive order this week. plus your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets tomorrow on "washington journal," live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. tonight, more on the escalating violence in iraq with remarks by president obama. he spoke to reporters earlier today at the white house. we'll show his remarks again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. n c-span2, reed hunt, a former f.c.c. chair to increase wi-fi access at u.s. libraries and schools. here's a little more about the plan. >> first personal note. my sister is the head librarian in rockville, maryland. my nephew is a librarian. my mother was a public schoolteacher. my brother is a public schoolteacher. my sister-in-law is a public schoolteacher. and i once was a public schoolteacher. in washington, they would be called "takers." but we regard ourselves as a family that has had a long, long commitment to public service, and i'm very proud to -- if i can be so bold to say that