roosevelt and dwightup, dwight d. eisenhower. >> firefighters got much needed help. first, the fate of a accused killer casey anthony is now in the hands of the jury. >>> former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-khan may be free today but his legal troubles are far from over. 9 news just learned a french novelist is filing an attempted rape suit against the billionaire. strauss-khan was arrested in new york in may on charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid. he was released without bail after the questions were raised about the maid's credibility. >>> it's deliberation day for the jury charged with deciding if casey anthony committed murder. they have been sequestered for six weeks and are hearing final arguments from the prosecution before meeting to figure out their verdict. karen brown has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: casey anthony's fate will be in the hands of the jury. jurors must decide if the 25- year-old murdered her two-year- old daughter caylee. this morning they heard prosecutors present their rebuttal to the defense's closing

mary eisenhower is president and ceo of people to people international and a granddaughter of dwight d. eisenhower. she is also a fellow -- we will skip over the podium. we have our speech -- speakers' committee chair doing a fabulous job this year. we will skip over or guest speaker for a moment. we have a contributor for "newsweek." robert is the research director for cnn. jonathan is producer-director of the "lieutenant dan band: for the common good" film. rachel re is a tv review were -- reviewer out of london. now, round of applause. our guest speaker today is widely recognized for his humanitarian work on behalf of u.s. military troops. he is an award winning actor. he now plays a detector, the star of the cbs-tv series "csi: new york." he starred in "apollo 13 ""and "the green mile." it is worth noting in the nation's capital and steps away from the truman lounge that he played a president in the television movie "truman," as well as a former alabama governor, george wallace. it is his academy award nominated role in the 1994 oscar-winning film "forrest gump" that endeared him to so many fa

be unvailed near the american embassy in london joining images of franklin d roosevelt and dwight d eisenhowerndaleeza rice is expected to attend the statue was commissioned by regan memorial fund trust. >>> duke and duchess of became bridge continue -- cambridge continued their tour of canada. he and his bride kate will lead opposing teams in a dragon boat race the goal to deepen bonds between the british monarchy and canadians. this were some demonstrations in quebec city but met with a larger group of supporters. >> they are a smart looking couple. >> they are. >> 4th of july celebration under way at mount vernon. our holly morris is live there with a look at the festivities my goodness we will check with her after the break. >>> grilling up burgers and hot dogs, oh, boy talk to the owners of a new eatery in dc area coming up next. yummy yum yum yum we will be right back while there are some home disasters you can't avoid, there is one you can. septic system breakdowns affect 1.2 million homes in the us each year. septic backups can cost about six thousand dollars in expense, and countless

the bronze figure stands alongside other american presidents, dwight eisenhower and franklin d. roosevelt. reagan's strongest ally during the cold war, margaret thatcher was too ill to attend the ceremony, but she did issue a statement, calling ronald reagan a great president whose strength brought freedom to millions of people as the iron curtains finally came down. >>> the secret service will investigate the hacking of fox's political twitter account. someone posted a series of six fake tweets this morning on fox news saying that president obama had been shot to death in iowa. now fox called those tweets malicious and false and they are demanding a detailed investigation from twitter explaning exactly what happened. >>> it will be a powerful independence day celebration at the white house this evening. military families will join president obama for a big barbecue dinner. and they will be joined by staff from throughout the administration and their families for a uso concert followed by a viewing of the fireworks from the south lawn. meanwhile the first family is getting used

but will still have over my desk portraits of my two and heroes and role models -- general dwight d. eisenhower marshall. it is from marshall that i take a closing thought, first delivered more than six decades ago in the opening years of the cold war. addressing new university graduates, he extolled what he considered the great musts of that generation. he said they were the development of a sense of responsibility for world order and security, the development of a sense of the overwhelming importance of the country's acts and failures to act. now, as when he first uttered those words, a sense of america's exceptional global responsibilities and the importance of what we do or do not do remain the great musts of this dangerous new century. it is the sacred duty entrusted to all of us privileged to serve in positions of leadership and responsibility. it is a duty we should never forget or take lightly. it is a duty i have every confidence you will all continue to fulfill. thank you. god bless our military and the country they so nobly serve. [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪

provides a $30 million down payment to begin construction next year of a memorial to honor dwight d. eisenhower. i hope this debate will focus the intent of the e.p.a. we need to fund the e.p.a. to operate -- to operate and ray chord with the environmental laws. through e.p.a. funding we also continue to address our nation's critical water and wastewater infrastructure needs. however, one of the major underlying themes in this year's work is the sheer volume of the regulatory actions being pursued by agencies in the absence of legislation and without clear congressional action. my intent's opposition to the e.p.a.'s efforts to control nearly every industry in this country is no secret. the e.p.a.'s unrestrained effort to regulate greenhouse gases and the pursuit of an overly aggressive regulatory agenda is science of an agency that has lost its bearing. wherever i go the biggest complaint i hear about the federal government is about how the e.p.a.'s creating economic uncertainty and killing jobs. this isn't a partisan issue. members of both parties have said that the e.p.a.'s regulatory actions

d. so i mean, it is obvious where the debt came from. clinton gave us surplus. all that happened. i just like to, if i could close with a quote by dwight eisenhower here. he was, during his administration republican top tax rate, 93%. said that every gun that is made, every watched, every rocket signifies the debt of those hunger and not sad and who are cold and not clothed. that is the way the republican party used to be. i don't know what happened to that party but it is a sad day in america. >> host: we will do this for couple more minutes at least. eric calling there on the democrat line. couple of tweets from the republican side. we heard from harry reid before. senator jim demint, republican of south carolina talks about downgrade deals. quote, we've gone past the point of no return. we fully expect the u.s. will lose its aaa status. tom graves there, georgia. i agree with my friend, congressman jim jordan. washington wants a deal. america wants a solution. cut, cap and balance. long island, new york, rich, republican. you're on the air. >> caller: hi, i'd like to know when the senior citizens and medicare and medicaid recipients are also going t