mark litman has told me this.ed him a very specific questions i said do your clients think that she is not guilty? and his answer was, they do not think that. he said they want to see justice done. they want to see the truth come out. and then he added to me, he said, they do not believe she is innocent. that being said, okay? this is very important. he wanted me to stress this and it's important that i do stress this. they love her, they support her, and they do not want her to get the death penalty. they will do all they can to avoid her getting the death penalty in this case. so that's what we found out. they do not believe george and cindy anthony, that their daughter casey is innocent in regards to the death of their granddaughter caylee. now, in the 25th day of testimony today, we expect after this opening statement in which they said it was an accidental drowning and that george had something to do with disposing of the body, we expected to hear evidence about that. but that still hasn't happened. one week

but today i talked to their family attorney, mark litman. sn't wanted to talk about that, citing attorney-client privilege. but i explain today him, we doesn't want to sensationalize this. but there's a big question. george could be in a lot of trouble if the jury ultimately believes what the defense is saying, that the child accidentally drowned. and george had something to do with disposing of the child's body. so mark lit mann has told me this. i asked him a very specific question. i said do, your clients, george and cindy anthony, think that she is not guilty? and his answer was, they do not think that. he said they want to see justice done. they want to see the truth come out. and then he added to me, he said, they do not believe she is innocent. that being said, okay? this is very important. he wanted me to stress this and it's important i do stress. this they love her, they support her and they do not want her to get the death penalty. they will do all they can to avoid her getting the death penalty in this case. so that's what we foun

. >>> mark litman, the attorney for george and cindy anthony telling cnn's gary tuchman the couple don't their daughter is innocent. casey anthony is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee. david mattingly is covering the trial for us and joining us live from orlando. david? >> reporter: george and cindy anthony walked in the courtroom and sitting in the same seats they have been signature in and looking for different than other days in the trial. they are testified for the prosecution and provided damaging testimony against their daughter. still, it was a surprise to hear from their attorney to find out what they were thinking inside about her guilt or innocence and this coming from mark litman, representing the couple. he says they want to see the truth. they want to see justice. they do not think casey is innocent. but this is something he wanted to emphasize here. they love her. they are supporting her. they do not want to see her get the death penalty. every day, her parents come inside, they sit in the back of the courtroom just like they are today. they are physically

joining us cindy and george's attorney, mark litman.ole business about the allegation of the molest against george and lee. did that come out of left field or did you know it was coming? >> we knee it was coming. several weeks ago mr. baez and two of his attorneys came to our office and explained how they alleged caylee passed. six weeks ago we phone out from the prosecutors, what the defense was going to be. >> greta: how does that relate to the issue whether this was accidental or murder? >> nothing. it is just more stuff to throw out there. something tphaoeurbt jury to hang their hat on. to try and high the issue of what really happened. and to attack the family. >> greta: did the prosecution object to that? >> the openings are not evidence by any means. you can pretty much say what want. whatever you say, you have to prove. i think that's what the prosecutors are looking for. >> greta: how are cindy and george doing? >> you can see in court they have good days and bad days. certainly on the day that miss anthony testified it was a d

now, i've personally spoken to george anthony's lawyer, mark litman, who says george does not remember know who he is or what it's about. but you're right. this is an effort to frame george anthony. they're going to bring on what i believe to be the following. a so-called other woman that once claimed she had an affair with george, says he told her quael kael's death was an accident that snowballed. we're going to bring on the protestor out in george anthony's front yard her back off of his yard to say he's got a hair trigger temper. going to bring in his alleged suicide attempt when he was distraught over caylee's death. and they're going to bring on this convicted felon. what's he going to say in anybody's guess. maybe he wanted me to hide the body, he wanted me to do the deed. we don't know what this felon is going to say. but i would not give it a lot of weight. >> do they have to come up with some sort of evidence to build their case that there was sexual abuse by george anthony? these are the allegations that casey was the victim of sexual abuse for years from her father. >> you

mark litman telling george and cynthia anthony do not believe their daughter is innocent. >> it is notir attorney will impact the trial today. david mattingly is live for us this morning outside of a courtroom in orlando. it is interesting that this was said and this is now out there. how may it affect the witnesses that take the stand, including potentially her parents? >> reporter: well, kiran, george and cindy anthony have already taken the stand in this case for the prosecution. they have provided damaging testimony against their daughter. this much, we have have already known. what we didn't know is how they actually felt about her guilt or innocence and now through their attorney, orlando's mark litman, he tells cnn this. they want to see the truth. they want to see justice. they do not think that casey is innocent. but this is something he emphasized. they love her. they are supporting her. they do not want her to get the death penalty. and every day, george and cindy anthony, we watched them walk into the courtroom and sit in the same two seats in the back of the courtroom on t

. >> mark litman told me this, i asked him a specific question, do your clients, george and cindy anthony she is not guilty, and his answer was they do not think that. he said they want to see justice and the truth come out, and then he added, he said, they do not believe she is innocent. >> but then litman issued a statement this morning saying anthony family maintains they want justice in this case and they do not under any circumstance support any theory the defense has put forward regarding gorge anthony's actions. they want the state and defense to do their jobs respectively, they do not under any circumstance wish to see the death penalty. now the attorney says the anthony family maintains they want the truth about what has happened to their granddaughter. in a follow-up conversation, the attorney was asked what he thought was taken out of context in the reporting. he said he could not point to anything gary said that was out of context. litman will hold a press conference after court today. >>> lindsay lohan back in court after a source says she failed an alcohol test last week. th