4th of july holiday. you will hear the framing and defining of what will become the core message that romney will send. again, i don t know exactly what their actual timetable will be. but i think they want to get through the primary process first. secure the 1144 dell gits that they need to get the nomination on the first ballot. that will be a primary focus. then i think you will hear the themes roll out as you have requested. but ted, you can t ignore the republican leadership has been less than enthusiastic about romney. i mean, look at just two months ago, rudy giuliani was saying romney was a candidate but yesterday, he endorsed him. but he did it tepidly. look at this. he has changed his position on virtually everything. he was a traditional moderate republican. of strong on fiscal matters. conservative. strong on foreign policy. but basically socially moderate.
we could tibet a verdict at any time in the casey anthony murder trial. hello, everyone, i m patti ann brown. jon: and i m jon scott. casey anthony s fate is now in the hands of a jury, seven women, five men deliberating for a second day. so far they have not had any questions for the judge. geraldo has been seen around town with casey s lead defense attorney, jose baez. geraldo, bring us up-to-date. reporter: hi, jon and patti ann. i don t want to give you any tales out of school, but i can say that the defense like the rest of this community is rivetted on what s happening in that jury room. they are tremendously relieved that the jury did not come back last night on july 4th. in other words, they are relieved that the jury didn t walk into that room, select a foreman and say anybody disagree this is capital murder? you know, okay, let s go back and tell everyone and announce our verdict on the july 4th holiday night. that did not happen, so we
jon: let s get a little more green on that map. more or cool colors, j.d.. reporter: weren t we just complaining a few weeks ago about winter being so long? jon: i wasn t. reporter: i know you weren t. and by the way, jon scott, they were skiing in tahoe on fourth of july weekend. jon: love that. of thanks. patti ann: new developments in the deaths of two american agents, why mexico feels betrayed by a u.s. program aimed at tracking firearms. deadly weapons may have left to the death of a border agent. and what the arrest of one of mexico s most wanted means to finding justice in the deadly ambush of an i.c.e. agent. jon: also, a frightening crash between a truck and a bus leaves dozens injured. what police say happened here. patti ann: and don t miss out on history. be sure to watch our coverage on happening now of the final shuttle launch, weather permitting, this friday.
the casey anthony trial. no verdict yet, but when is does happen that is where jurors will be meeting the media. then on remote 261, beautiful day in washington, the senate is back in session, called back early from what was supposed to be their 4th of july holiday. the senate will be talking about that debt and deficit agreement, if they can come to one. let s hope. patti ann. patti ann: a white house report shows the president s stimulus plan saved or created nearly 2.4 million jobs, but at a cost to taxpayers of 666 billion. and that means each job cost the country more than a quarter of a million dollars. mike emanuel is live at the white house with unemployment at 9.1% this massive stimulus package, of course, is a possible target. mike, they released these numbers late friday at the start of the holiday weekend, not so happy about these, perhaps? reporter: well,. patti ann: teif you havebad newn
steele s resignation after he suggested the war in afghanistan is not winnable. russian spaceship has docked with the international space station. they have now pinpointed a tv interference problem and the nation s capital is gearing up for independence celebration, with the traditional fireworks display on the national mall. this year s concert has reba, david archuleta. those are the top stories now. brian, back to you. brian: all right. thank you very much. americans overseas are taking time to celebrate this 4th of july holiday. david petraeus has been sworn in and officially taking over command of the war in afghanistan. connor powell is live with