could you just read that whole page, mr. anthony, for me? >> yes, sir. >> to yourself. >> all right. as he reads that page to himself, as the prosecutor just said, we will take a quick break. we're getting close to the top of the hour. we will rejoin the testimony of lee anthony, the brother of casey anthony, when we come back. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind and the ones tomorrow will bring. prudential. bring your challenges. >>> we're at the top of the hour at the cnn newsroom. we're keeping a close eye on the casey anthony murder trial. it's been an emotional day of testimony. her brother lee is on the stand. he's given tearful testimony today. we will keep a close eye on this, and we'll take you back to it here in just a moment. we have other important news we need to get to. >>> this just happened up on capitol hill, and let me bring in dana bash for it, who joins me now. dana, we were watc

. >> mrs. anthony, what is the photograph depict that you're looking at? >> it shows me attempting to go around caylee as i usually did. we used to have caylee sit once she got to the platform with her feet on the first step in the water and then whoever was with her would get around that way. we would get in the pool before her and then receive her. >> cindy anthony also says she's the one who looked up chloroform on the home computer. she says her dog was sick after eating a bamboo plant and looked up chlorophyll and that led her to chloroform. prosecutors say casey anthony used chloroform to knock out her daughter before suffocating her with duct tape. >>> notorious mob boss whitey bulger is expected to be extradited to boston today. there, he'll face 19 counts of murder. the fbi finally captured bulger and his girlfriend in southern california after 16 years on the lam. a boston area real estate agent remembers a terrifying run-in with bulger. >> comes over with a .45. puts it to my head and he says, if you don't pay me, i'm going to kill you and your

anthony. >> morning. >> mr. anthony, did you ever have an argument or discussion with your mother about sending dominic casey to look for caylee off suburban drive? >> yes, sir, i did. >> can you tell us what happened? >> at my mother's house, we had a -- >> sustained, rephrase your question. >> did you go to your home, your parents' home? >> yes, sir, i did. >> and when you got there, did your mother tell you anything about sending dominic with a video camera to suburban drive? >> overruled. >> yes, sir, that day. >> what did she tell you? >> that she sent dominic into the woods off of suburban because she got a psychic tip that she wanted to follow up on. >> and when did this conversation take place? >> time or date or -- >> the month of 2008. >> it was later in the year. i don't recall exactly. i'm sorry. >> would it have been before you went back to work? >> i believe it was. >> and when did you go back to work? >> i went back into work i would have started back sometime in october. >> of 2008. >> yes, sir.

have you had a chance to read that, mr. anthony? >> yes, i did. >> did that refresh your memory as to what your sister told you about her reaction to her daughter being taken from her? >> her reaction, maybe. you asked what she had saw. >> what was that? >> what she saw? >> her reaction. >> her reaction for that was that she couldn't believe it was happening and it felt kind of like surreal to her. >> did she indicate she did anything to stop her from taking her daughter? >> she did not. >> did she tell you why? >> did she tell you why she didn't do anything? >> that she was scared and she didn't know what to do. after caylee was taken from her, did your sister indicate to you that this zanaida person was controlling her movements or telling her what to do? >> she did tell me that, yes. >> any more specific than that in what way? >> specifically through myspace at the time. she had casey's password and you can send yourself a message or post something small and you can see it on your account. she would do things like that to kind of

. >>> the casey anthony trial, we could hear from the alleged mistress of george anthony, casey anthony's father. defense tried to advance their argument that mr. anthony covered up his granddaughter's death and molested his daughter. >> i never would do anything like that to my daughter. >> my question is you would never admit to it, would you, sir? >> federal investigators sought manager of the west virginia coal mine where 29 workers died last april had been faking safety records before the worst u.s. mine disaster in 40 years. the mine safety and health administration said this week, massey energy kept two sets of books, one of them included safety problems and hazards, the other one didn't. that was the set given to government inspectors. massey sold the upper big branch mine earlier this month. >>> in new mexico this morning, they are keeping the los alamos laboratory closed because of fires burning nearby. about 10,000 people have been evacuated. firefighters are pleased with the progress they've made. >> you can see we're getting a lot less smoke and we now have an anchor point an

the woman says she had an affair with mr. anthony. she told the police one thing, the national enquirer something else. it's an affair george anthony denies. this woman told an orlando television station she'd been subpoenaed to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. holloway said she's prepared to testify about what she says mr. anthony told her in 2008 before his granddaughter's rye mains were found. >> what did george tell you about that? >> that it was an accident that snowballed out of control. i don't believe that george picked the body up like they said. i think it was an accident. >> well, more on this development in just a moment. first though day 24 in the trial many today the defense called a string of expert witnesses to testify about dna and duct tape and leaves. but the question is, did the testimony actually help or hurt the defense's case? gary tuchman was in the courtroom. he joins us now. >> reporter: casey anthony often covers her mouth in court when she talks to her attorneys. she doesn't want others to read her lips. but if

. >> do you know what that photograph is of, mrs. anthony? >> yes. >> reporter: with its allegations of deep, dark family secrets, the casey anthony trial keeps attracting an international audience. even sparking this predawn fight for position among would-be spectators outside the courthouse. >> so because of the elements of mystery and putting this forensic and circumstantial evidence together, it draws people in. people who are armchair detectives sitting at home liking a good true crime story. >> reporter: a true crime story that could be in the hands of the jury by the end of this week. peter alexander, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, what happens to a company town when the company has to close up shop? >>> then, an incredible trip toó the beach for a surfer. wait until you see what happened. >>> even as the summer driving season is heating up, the price of gas is going down. the national average price for regular unleaded is $3.58 a gallon. that's down seven cents from a week ago. but it's still 83 cents a gallon higher than it was th

her name is crystal hol laway, the woman who says she had an affair with mr. anthony. she told police one thing, she told the national enquirer something else. it's an affair george anthony denies. this woman told an orlando television station she'd been subpoenaed to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. holloway said she's prepared to testify about what she says mr. anthony told her in 2008 before his granddaughter's remains were found. >> what did george tell you about that? >> that it was an accident that snowballed out of control. i don't believe that george picked the body up like they said. i think it was an accident. >> well, more on this development in just a moment. first though, day 24 in the trial. today the defense called a string of expert witnesses to testify about dna and duct tape and leaves. but the question is, did the testimony actually help or hurt the defense's case? gary tuchman was in the courtroom. he joins us now. >> reporter: casey anthony often covers her mouth in court when she talks to her attorneys. she doesn't want others to read her lips. but if

. >> mr. anthony's cell records. >> yes. >> do they include cell tower information? >> no they do not. >> would that information have been useful to you as -- being able to determine mr. george anthony's movement? or his cell phone movement? >> yes, if i had a reason to even believe that that would play a part in this case which at the time i did not. >> baez brought up roy krompt, the meter reader that discovered caylee's remains in december of 2008. >> you also testified that you never confiscate his computer? >> yes, i don't believe getting his computer. >> the next expert witness of the day was kenneth fertin, a forensic expert. the goal for the defense, call into the question the presence of chloroform found in the trunk of casey's car. he noted the chloroform could come from a household cleaner like bleach. but under cross-examination admitted there was no evidence of any bleach in casey's car. >> you would expect that if bleach were spilled upon a dark fabric surface the dark fabric surface would reflect some evidence of bleach having been spilled on it, would

. >> do you need a break, mr. anthony? >> no, sir. i'm fine. >> in january -- let me know when you are okay. >> i'm okay, sir. >> on january 22nd of 2009, mr. anthony, you went and got a gun, didn't you? >> objection. >> counsel asked about the exact event. >> overruled. >> may i approach the bench? >> you may. >> you are watching pictures now. this is the casey anthony trial in orlando. to the right of your screen, you see casey anthony standing. now she is sitting. her father is on the stand, george anthony. we watched very emotional testimony as he essentially broke down and started crying. he put his head in his hands. began to weep. the judge asked him if he needed some time or a break. whether or not he wanted to leave the stand. he at first said no and then he just became overcome with emotion. he bowed his head and just left the stand there. this has been a trial that many people have been riveted by and watching the questioning about whether or not george had tried to commit suicide in an attempt in january of 2009. that was

. >> mr. anthony's cell records. >> yes. >> do they include cell tower information? >> no they do not. it's pdf and not excel spreadsheet so they don't have that information. >> would that information have been useful to you as -- being able to determine mr. george anthony's movement? or his cell phone movement? >> yes, if i had a reason to even believe that that would play a part in this case which at the time i did not. >> baez brought up roy krompt, the meter reader that discovered caylee's remains in december of 2008. >> you also testified that you never confiscate his computer? >> yes, i don't believe getting his computer. >> the next expert witness of the day was kenneth fertin, a forensic expert. the goal for the defense, call into the question the presence of chloroform found in the trunk of casey's car. he noted the chloroform could come from a household cleaner like bleach. but under cross-examination admitted there was no evidence of any bleach in casey's car. >> you would expect that if bleach were spilled upon a dark fabric surface the dark fabric surfac

. >> mrs. anthony, good morning. >> good morning. >> you recall when you related what the media was suggesting to your daughter, that her response to that was, surprise, surprise? >> her -- that was regarding not her father blowing up at the media. >> but the suggestion by the media that the pool had some involvement in caylee's death, correct? >> correct. >> all right. the blowing up aspect of this exchange -- >> last question, judge? >> objection? >> calls for speculation. how does she know what the reason why my client made that statement? >> response from the state? >> she was the individual who directed the comment at the defendant and, in context, the defendant responded, so the witness was explaining that the response was as a result of her comment about the pool, rather than the comment about blowing up at the media. >> your honor, my response to that would be that they are talking about the media. surprise, surprise, means the media is at it again. not necessarily that it was her thoug

. >> mrs. anthony, what was her demeanor like? >> she was upset. >> mr. george anthony? >> calm. quiet. >> what about casey anthony? >> she was fairly quiet. >> just like mr. anthony? >> yes. >> reporter: it was casey's own voice that resonated in court, as her audio interview with a detective, revealed dozens of lies. replete with layers of intricate detail. listen to how she describes the nanny we now know never existed. >> when did she start watching over your child? >> within the last year and a half, two years, she started watching caylee. she had an apartment, on, i guess it would be considered glenwood. she has family down south. she's originally from new york. >> if you're trying to fabricate a story, now is your time to tell me. is this the story you want to stick with? >> the truth. i want my daughter back. >> reporter: the whole time, she admittedly knew the child was already dead. just remarkable, the level of detail in those lies. the prosecution says it's about halfway through its case, george. yet, they did tell us, some bombshells coming again. the visitation tape

. >> mrs. anthony throughout all of these years, it never occurred to you that these stories and these people that casey was talking about were not real? >> no, sir. >> so therefore the reason during the 30-days that you had not seen caylee, you understood all of these things to be true just as the imaginary people? >> i trusted casey to never give me any reason not to believe in her. >> there is a zonita gonzalez a single mother of 6 who thinks casey plucked her name from a register of people looking at vacant apartments in a complex which she occasionally crashed. now she is suing casey. >> at the beginning when i started people judged me so much and treated me like i was a kidnaper like i had done something bad. every where i went they judged me. i was taking my daughter to the hospital i had a guy in a pickup truck telling meefz going to kill me and kill my daughter he was going to do to my daughter what i did to caylee. i want my name cleared i want it to come out of her mouth that she mad

mr. obama mentioned the 57 states he led a pro islam agenda slip. before we go further here's what the congressman was referring to something then candidate obama said in 2008. >> over the last 15 months we traveled to every corner of the united states. i've now been in 57 states -- i think one left to go. one left to go -- alaska and hawaii i was not allowed to go to even though i wanted to visit but my staff would not justify it. >> that's a very tired candidate obama in the middle of a campaign swing. earlier he misspoke about something else and earlier explaining his misstatements he started rambling until an aide cut i'm off saying mr. obama was tired from nonstop campaigning. the congressman seems to believe the candidate was slipping in references 57 islamic states in the world. you can decide for yourself whether you think that's true. the congressman is not new to exotic theories, you might say. you might remember the "terror baby" conspiracy he announced on the house floor last

. >> mrs. anthony throughout all of these years, it never occurred to you that these stories and these people that casey was talking about were not real? >> no, sir. >> so therefore the reason during the 30-days that you had not seen caylee, you understood all of these things to be true just as the imaginary people? >> i trusted casey to never give me any reason not to believe in her. >> there is a zonita gonzalez a single mother of 6 who thinks casey plucked her name from a register of people looking at vacant apartments in a complex which she occasionally crashed. now she is suing casey. >> at the beginning when i started people judged me so much and treated me like i was a kidnaper like i had done somethg like i had done something bad. every where i went they judged me. i was taking my daughter to the hospital i had a guy in a pickup truck telling meefz going to kill me and kill my daughter he was going to do to my daughter what i did to caylee. i want my name cleared i want it to come out o

. >> do you need a break, mr. anthony? >> no, sir, i need to get through this. i need to have -- >> okay. >> -- something inside of me get through this. >> do you need a break, mr. anthony? >> no, sir, i'm fine. >> reporter: and still no reaction from casey as people sobbed in theallery and a reporter left in tears. but his agony was far from over. he was then confronted with a suicide note he wrote in 2009. prosecutors trying to prove he had no idea who killed his granddaughter. no matter what the defense says. >> she was so close to home. why was she there? who placed her there? why is she gone? why? for months you and i always questioned why. i want this to go away for casey. >> reporter: when asked why he wrote the note. >> i wanted to -- i needed at that time to go and be with caylee. >> reporter: casey's father was then asked point blank the ultimate question of this trial. >> did you ever tell thehe poli that you thought your daughter murdered your granddaughter? >> i didn't believe that at that time, sir. i -- no.

. >> i have no other questions of mrs. anthony. thank you, your honor. >> redirect? >> mrs. anthony, i got a little confused. i want to make sure. the password protection was on your work computer, correct? >> i had password protection on my work computer. >> but as far as your desktop at home, there's no password for that? >> no. >> would you ever go on the computer after casey would use it? >> the computer was left on all the time, so a lot of times i'd come home and casey would be on the computer, and would i ask her if i could get on for a few minutes. >> and all this stuff about chlorophyll and chloroform, had you told the prosecutors about that back in 2009, did you not? >> yes, did i. >> and this is nothing new? >> no, it's not. >> i would object to him leading. >> is this anything new? >> sustained as to leading. rephrase your question. >> is this testimony anything new? >> no, sir. i did tell the detectives, and i did tell the state's attorneys' office about the searches, and they knew that i searched for chlorophyll as well. >> no further questions. >> any addition

. >> do you know what that photograph is of, mrs. anthony? >> yes. >> would you like to take a break? do you need a break? >> no. i'm okay. >> can you tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury what that is? >> it's a picture of caylee walking up the ladder and i'm behind her holding her. >> your honor, i have to object. not in evidence. approach for relevance? >> okay, approach. >> looks like we lost audio transmission out of the courtroom there. you're watching live pickets of the casey anthony murder trial. her mom taking the stand and both of them in tears as they are talking about the death of 2-year-old caylee. we will try to get that audio reconnected. take a break and be back. in he, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t n

they say that george anthony casey's father covered up kaylee's death. mr. anthony already who's been on the stand denies that. he's sure to be a target of the defense in the days to comment we'll have more on that angle in just a moment. the prosecution says that casey killed her daughter, stored her body in the trunk of her car then dumped her body in the woods near the family's home and didn't report her missing for weeks. today the defense turned to the judge for help saying the state didn't do a good job proving its case. gary tuchman. >> reporter: prosecutors have finished their case against casey anthony. >> your honorer, at this point the state of florida would rest. >> reporter: when that happened defense attorneys began the process of throwing a legal hail mary. they asked the judge to acquit casey anthony, even before they called their witnesses, saying prosecutors didn't come close to proving their case. >> there is no evidence whatsoever, none, that the causation of this child's death. >> reporter: but over 19 court days, prosecutors say there i

. >> do you know what that photograph is of, mrs. anthony? >> yes. >> would you like to take a break? do you need a break? >> no. i'm okay. >> can you tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury what that is? >> it's a picture of caylee walking up the ladder and i'm behind her holding her. >> as the jury saw pictures of cindy and caylee at the pool where the defense says she drowned months later and casey continued to cry, cindy anthony talked about the day caylee disappeared, supporting the defense's position that caylee climbed into the pool herself. >> on june 16th, 2008, did you come home and notice that pool ladder was up as depict in the photograph? >> you mean on the -- >> the ladder. >> yes. it was on the -- it was attached to the pool. >> and was that a highly unusual event for you? to see that? >> yes. so much that i called george at work to see if he had left the pool ladder up. because i also noticed that the side gate was open at the same time. >> reporter: and then there's brother lee, also implicated by the defense in opening sta

anthony, do you want to answer that question now or do you want to wait until mr. baez and mr. mason and ms. sims arrive? >> i can answer that now. >> okay. >> i agree with miss finnell. >> thank you, ma'am. >> the drama was just beginning. for most of the morning it was anthony's father george who found himself in the cross hairs of defense attorney jose baez who walked caylee's grandfather from one emotionally-charged subject to the next, including incest. >> you know, of course, that sex with a child under the age of 12 years old is life in prison, don't you, sir? >> sir, i never would do anything like that to my daughter. >> my question is, you would never admit to it, would you, sir? >> sir, i would never do anything to harm my daughter in that way. >> only in that way. >> reporter: then baez took george anthony, a former police detective, back to the smell in casey's car which the prosecution says came from his granddaughter's remains. the defense says it was something else. >> there is also a difference, sir, of saying it's human decomposition and not human decomposition

anthony, do you want to ask that question now or do you want to wait until mr. baez and mr. mason and ms. sims alive? >> i can answer that now. >> okay. >> i agree with miss finne will,l. >> thank you, ma'am. >> the drama was just beginning. for most of the morning it was anthony's father george who found himself in the cross hairs of defense attorney jose baez who walked caylee's grandfather from one emotionally-charged subject to the next, including incest. >> you know, of course, that sex with a child under the age of 12 years old is life in prison, don't you, sir? >> sir, i never would do anything like that to my daughter. >> my question is, you would never admit to it, would you, sir? >> sir, i would never do anything to harm my daughter in that way. >> only in that way. >> reporter: then baez took george anthony, a former police detective, back to the smell in casey's car which the prosecution says came from his granddaughter's remains. the defense says it was something else. >> there is also a difference, sir, of saying it's human decomposition and not human decomposi

. >> do you know what that photograph is of, mrs. anthony? >> yes. >> would you like to take a break? do you need a break? >> no, i'm okay. >> reporter: for 28 days now casey anthony, at times in tears when the jury is in the room and when they're out, rarely shedding a tear, facing a potential death penalty if convicted of murder. kerry sanders, nbc news, orlando. >> what kind of legal issue could lead to the surprise stop of the trial? beth karas from trutr, a former prosecutor and wam. >> good morning. >> this is a go-j that has shown great sensitivity that he has a jury sequestered for a long time and wants to keep things moving. how big must it be for him to call things off? >> you would think it's a big deal because he didn't seem to be upset at all with the delay, and he really does want this case to go to the jury a week from today. he hopes they'll be deliberating. what the issue is, we don't know. but "in session" learned late afternoon yesterday from defense attorney cheney mason it's not what we've been speculating. it's

they say that george anthony casey's father covered up caylee's death. mr. anthony already who's been on the stand denies that. he's sure to be a target of the defense in the days to come. we'll have more on that angle in just a moment. the prosecution says that casey killed her daughter, stored her body in the trunk of her car then dumped her body in the woods near the family's home and didn't report her missing for weeks. today the defense turned to the judge for help saying the state didn't do a good job proving its case. >> reporter: prosecutors have finished their case against casey anthony. >> your honor, at this point the state of florida would rest. >> reporter: when that happened defense attorneys began the process of throwing a legal hail mary. they asked the judge to acquit casey anthony, even before they called their witnesses, saying prosecutors didn't come close to proving their case. >> there is no evidence whatsoever, none, that the causation of this child's death. >> reporter: but over 19 court days, prosecutors say there is plenty of eviden

they say that george anthony casey's father covered up caylee's death. mr. anthony already who's been on the stand denies that. he's sure to be a target of the defense in the days to come. we'll have more on that angle in just a moment. the prosecution says that casey killed her daughter, stored her body in the trunk of her car then dumped her body in the woods near the family's home and didn't report her missing for weeks. today the defense turned to the judge for help saying the state didn't do a good job proving its case. gary tuchman. >> reporter: prosecutors have finished their case against casey anthony. >> your honor, at this point the state of florida would rest. >> reporter: when that happened defense attorneys began the process of throwing a legal hail mary. they asked the judge to acquit casey anthony, even before they called their witnesses, saying prosecutors didn't come close to proving their case. >> there is no evidence whatsoever, none, that the causation of this child's death. >> reporter: but over 19 court days, prosecutors say there is pl

he had an affair while his granddaughter was missing. >> mr. anthony, do you know a woman boit name of crystal holloway? >> i know her by that name and also another name. >> what other name do you know her by? >> river cruz. >> did you have a romantic relationship with her? >> no, sir. no. to me that's -- that's very funny. >> very funny. >> yes,sir. >> and were you ever intimate with her? >> no, sir. and that's also very funny. >> reporter: george anthony maintains that holloway was just a volunteer who helped look for his granddaughter. the defense alleges that george anthony in a moment of intimacy confessed to holloway that his granddaughter's death was an accident that snowballed out of control. >> did you, prior to finding your granddaughter, tell crystal holloway or river cruz that caylee's death was an accident that snow bald out of control? >> well, sir, to clarify your question i never found my granddaughter. to this day i never found her. and to say that i had said something to her about that's been stated or even by you here that so

the defense questioned mr. anthony about his 2009 suicide attempt suggesting he had left a note that expressed guilt. live pictures now as you look at casey anthony, the defendant. the judge is expected to rule today on whether casey anthony's former fiance can testify in front of jurors. >>> lawyers for toque shooting suspect jared lee loughner go to court later today in an evident to keep doctors from forcibly medicating him. loughner has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. a federal judge ruled he's not competent to stand trial for the mass shooting that left several dead and injured. loughner's attorneys say forcing their client to take powerful drugs violates his rights. prosecutors say the medication will keep him from hurting himself and others. >>> an fda panel says avastin is not effective against breast cancer. after two hearings a six-member advisory panel voted on the fate of the controversial cancer drug. they were unanimous in their decision saying avastin doesn't prolong the lives of wome

good morning, mrs. anthony. >> good morning. >> i take it that you did not euthanize your own pets with chloroform. >> no, ma'am, we did not. >> objection, move to strike. >> we're talking about how the animals became deceased. >> sustained. >> did you put duct tape on any of the animal faces prior to their burial? >> no, ma'am. >> cinnamon and ginger were two cocker spaniels? >> yes, ma'am. >> mom and baby? >> yes, ma'am. >> and they passed away within six months of each other, correct? >> approximately. >> the fist rst in the fall of 2003, is that accurate? >> i think so. >> and the other either in the winter or spring of 2004. >> yes, ma'am. >> your daughter casey would have been a senior in high school at that time, correct? >> yes. >> and casey assisted you in wrapping either cinnamon or ginger or both, correct? >> i bref she was present. i think it was george and i who actually p wrapped the dogs. >> well, the reason for putting the tape around the bag was so that the bag would be compact for buri

. >> testimony so emotional from george anthony at times the judge asked if he could continue? mr. anthony's tears did not appear to phase his daughter, casey. she sat emotionless as her father described how he attempted suicide weeks after the remains of his granddaughter, caylee, were found in december of 2008. >> i needed at that time to go and be with caylee. >> you expressed that in the note? >> yes, i did. i believe i failed her. >> in his questioning of the witness, jose baez try and did not succeed in advancing the contention he helped cover up his granddaughter's death and molested casey. >> sir, i would never do anything like that to my daughter. >> my question is, you would never admit to it, would you sir? >> sir, i would never do anything to harm my daughter in that way. >> the tension between witness and defense attorney was palpable at times. >> sir -- you are arguing with me. >> when baez asked anthony about anodor emanating from her car. >> you are trying to take the joy of my life away. i will answer this to you. the decomposition that i smelled in the trunk of my

, mrs. anthony. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: if there was any question about cindy's resolute support of her daughter, she's raced those doubts with her surprising testimony. >> if the computer entries were made, i made them. >> reporter: prosecutors have argued casey used duct tape and chloroform to kill her daughter and presented evidence from the family's confiscated computer to show someone searched the word chloroform. on thursday, cindy told the jury it was her. >> i started looking up chloroform -- i mean chlorophyl and that prompted me to look up chloroform. >> now, i don't understand how you could get those two mixed up. >> not getting them mixed up. if you look into chlorophyl, there is some bacteria associated with chlorophyl production. >> reporter: cindy is a nurse, but her search for the obscure chemical was because she feared her two dogs were eating bamboo in the yard and could get sick. prosecutors fired back. >> i take it you did not tell them that you made those searche

. >>> mrs. anthony, what does the photograph depict that you're looking at? >> it shows me attempting to go around caylee as i usually did. >> a dramatic day of testimony in the casey anthony murder trial. cindy anthony taking to the witness stand. she and her daughter are breaking down in the courtroom. we'll go back inside coming up. [ cherie ] i wanted to make a difference in my community. [ kimberly ] the university gave me the knowledge to make a difference in peoples' lives. [ carrie ] you're studying how to be an effective leader. [ cherie ] you're dealing with professionals, teaching things that they were doing everyday. [ kimberly ] i manage a network of over a thousand nurses. [ carrie ] i helped turn an at-risk school into an award-winning school. [ cherie ] i'm responsible for the largest urban renewal project in utah. [ kimberly ] and university of phoenix made it possible. learn more at phoenix.edu. >>> first the u.s. military's role in the nato mission not popular in the house of representatives. it it failed by a big, big margin in the house t

today, mrs. anthony has the bible open to -- is opened on her lap as she listens to testimony. this couple has had to go through some very difficult days listening to some very graphic testimony about what happened to their granddaughter and now we find out what they are thinking about their daughter as this is going on. it must be even more difficult for them to sit and listen to this trial. kyra. >> >> david mattingly live from orlando. we will continue to follow the trial with you. >>> the tsa is change is its policy on children. agents will actually learn how to screen them without the dreaded pat-down. a former transportation department inspector general is with us. you don't agree with these new policies. you think kids should be patted down. mary, why? >> well, whenever you carve out wholesale exceptions to the security rules, terrorists, hostagers, et cetera, people who want to see us harm will exploit the wholesale carve-outs of the security rule. what would be a better policy is to train the screeners to use better discretion to figure out what is the threat and what

now george anthony's attorney issued a statement. he said mr. anthony does not know mr. thompson, does not recall speaking to him, does not recall ever receiving phone calls from him. so obviously a very big discrepancy when the defense here is saying that they have george anthony's cell phone records. so i think this is going to be one of the big issues we're going to hear about tomorrow in court. >> okay. and then this is something a lot of folks on our team were talking about today. there was this odd exchange between casey anthony and her mother cindy yesterday. what happened? >> well, if we have the video. we saw cindy anthony on the witness stand after her testimony, which she was a little bit evasive. she mouthed the words "i love you." those words. casey anthony, on the other hand, just sort of, i don't know, her reaction was very odd. she just kind of -- didn't really do much. so yeah, everyone is thinking that was really very interesting. cindy anthony trying to reach out to her daughter. was she trying to help her with her evasive answers? who knows. >> we're

reasonably believes thats mr. anthony is not competent to aid and assist in her own defense. we're not certain at this point what that communication was. it is privileged and the records are under seal. everything that happened this weekend. many people are speculating, i tend to agree, that perhaps it has to do with casey anthony taking the witness stand. many of us, myself included, brooke, think she has to take the witness stand in order to prove out the defense's theory that caylee drowned an accidental death. and so perhaps that is one of the reasons why the defense now believes that she is incompetent to take the stand. >> and i would be remiss, these are live pictures, if you want to know, live pictures of casey anthony there as we see that shot of her each and every day sitting inside this orlando courtroom. let me ask you about the death penalty. this came up also, sonny. the defense filed another motion today asking the court to declare florida's death penalty unconstitutional. they want a mistrial. and

. >> do you know what that photograph is of, mrs. anthony? >> yes. >> would you like to take a break? do you need a break? >> no, i'm okay. >> reporter: prosecutors have sought to implication casey by saying she had researched possible murder techniques on the internet, but on thursday, cindy anthony admitted that in march of 2008 she had searched online for the term chloroform, just a few months before her 2-year-old granddaughter went missing. under cross-examination, cindy admitted her searches only went so far. >> did you input the words into the google search engine, how to make chloroform? >> i don't recall putting in how to make chloroform, but i did google search chloroform. >> anthony's attorneys say they expect to wrap their case by next thursday. russ? >> okay, betty, thank you very much. >>> joining us is criminologist and legal analyst kacey jordan. is it just me or is this case getting more bizarre by the end of the day? >> nor bizarre. they estimate one more week and then hopefully to deliberations but the last two days have be

i'm ann curry along with mr. matt lauer. some new drama at the casey anthony trial. we'll be live with some tough questions the defense had for casey's father and also for the man who found caylee anthony's remains, matt. >> we'll talk to savannah guthrie and star jones about that in just a couple of minutes. >>> also, he earned the nickname randy andy in the british tabloids. now the new profiling is prince andrew's controversial behavior including a friendship with a convicted sex offender and the unusual relationship with his ex-wife, sarah ferguson. we'll talk to the man who wrote that profile in just a little white. >>> and take a look at this. a face only a mother could love. we'll introduce you to yoda, the newly crowned ugliest dog in the world, just ahead. >>> but we'll begin this half hour with some serious news. there were some highly confrontational moments at the casey anthony trial on tuesday. nbc's kerry sanders is in orlando with the latest. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. for six hours on tuesday, the defense zipped through six

casey anthony's lawyers filed a motion tuesday saying they only recently discovered mr. thompson and now want to ask him about four calls allegedly made to george anthony casey's father the day before caylee was reported missing back in july of 2008. here's what mr. thompson said today. >> i thank god for being here so i can straight then mess up. i have no idea who george anthony is. i just seen him on tv. i never talked to george anthony. like i said, i don't know him. and the phone number they got in question, i didn't have that phone number until february of '09. and i don't know why they got me involved in all this mess. and that's all i have to say about it. >> well, the judge hasn't ruled yet on whether thompson will become part of the trial. earlier i talked to mark lippman, the lawyer who represents george anthony, not only george but cindy and lee anthony, casey's parents and brother. >> mark, the defense tried to raise questions about phone calls that your client allegedly made to a telephone number that's now belongs to a man named vasco thompson. mr. thompso

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casey anthony's lawyers filed a motion tuesday saying they only recently discovered mr. thompson and now want to ask him about four calls allegedly made to george anthony casey's fare before caylee was reported missing in 2008. >> i thank god for being here so i can straighten this mess up. i have no idea who george anthony is. i just met him, seen him on tv. i never talked to george anthony. like i say, i don't know him. and the phone number they got in question, i didn't have that phone number until february of '09. and i don't know why they got me involved in all this mess. and that's all i have to say about it. >> well, the judge hasn't ruled yet on whether thompson will become part of the trial. earlier i talked to mark lit mann, the lawyer who represents george anthony, represents not only george but cindy and lee anthony, casey's parents and brother. >> mark, the defense tried to raise questions about phone call that is your client allegedly made to a telephone number that's now belongs to a man named vasco thompson. mr. thompson today said he'd never met or spoke

anthony thomas. chairman nolan: mr. thomas? >> good afternoon, mr. chair, members of the board. i am here on behalf of mr. mcgee. he did not be here today. i have a petition from 12,000 voters opposing the golden parachute you are voting on today. is equivalent to giving the entire city of san francisco free parking for three days. i just want to make clear that our issue is that with mr. ford, personally. our issue is with the management of the mta. six of the mta. six months ago, the board approved

anthony thomas. chairman nolan: mr. thomas? >> good afternoon, mr. chair, members of the board. i am here on behalf of mr. mcgee. he did not be here today. i have a petition from 12,000 voters opposing the golden parachute you are voting on today. is equivalent to giving the entire city of san francisco free parking for three days. i just want to make clear that our issue is that with mr. ford, personally. our issue is with the management of the mta. six months ago, the board approved the contract with mr. ford. the mta has no business signing a contract that rewards poor performance superviosr wiener -- proof -- poor performance. this $80,000 golden bears to -- we argue, plus the 1200 boaters -- voters -- argue that this is one. please agree with us. to the right thing. did the right thing for the city and for muni. chairman nolan: would any other members of the public like to address the board? simenon, public comment is closed. we should have talked about it in there, but in terms of going forward, are we ready to talk about that? >> we might want to ask if it is appropriate.