birthday with parades, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. here in new york, it was the annual extravaganza over the hudson river. in chicago, thousands turned out to watch at navy pier on lake michigan. in houston, music and fireworks at the freedom over texas show. and in los angeles, a stunning display at cbs studio city. in washington this morning, we can expect fireworks of another kind, as senate republicans and democrats return to work on a deal to raise the nation s debt limit. house members return tomorrow. joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. so, what are the chances an agreement can be reached soon? well, betty, let s put it this way, if democrats and republicans are getting closer to a deal on the debt limit, they re taking baby steps. the senate may be cutting its holiday recess short, but it s unclear just how much work will get done. republicans and democrats remain at odds over how to raise the nation s debt limit. the bigge
this murder. finally it s interesting. it will be interesting as this case wraps up. there will be a couple hearings in july then probably adjourned in september when it comes near to an end. amanda seeing a lot of hope. in the meantime she is going to turn 24 later this week. this is the birthday for which she has been in jail. rick: a possible break in the case of a missing indiana student. lauren spierer . jamie: a live picture of where the jury in the casey anthony case will go to speak to the media after they reach and deliver their verdict. rick: the president s campaign team latching on to his recent news conference taking aim at
jamie: police in indianapolis have found a badly decomposed body of a woman near fall creek. they are going to be in contact with investigators who are investigating the days appearance of lauren spierer. but the indianapolis police department says is there not enough information to determine the age, race or identity of those remains. the coroner s office will determine the cause of death and possible identity tomorrow. rick: a stung new way to bring criminals to justice. police officers are being armed with tiny video cameras attached to their uniforms. video is often used as evidence in court and the technology could catch on with other police
you can actually see the tip of the washington monument here, more than the tip, you can even see alexandria. so if there are fireworks going on, you ll be able to take them in, as well as anything happening on the horizon. people have been coming here for years, for some an old tradition and for some, starting a tradition. i remember coming up, sitting on top of the car, standing up, and can t believe that we re up here having a ball. i can see my old neighborhood. i lived across the street from the national cathedral. it s amazing i can see it here. it s fantastic. reporter: and, again, the men s club and our lady at perpetual help catholic church will be opening this lot to let people in. they say everyone is welcome, but they ask you not bring dogs, fireworks or grills. they want to make this a pleasant experience for everyone that comes, and make sure everybody takes advantage of this birds eye view of the city. we re live in southeast. now back to you. pretty sp
the way these remains were disposed of show complete, complete indifference to the child. it speaks volumes about how the person who disposed of her really felt about her. reporter: phil keating is outside the courtroom now there for all the action in orlando. all right, phil they have a lot of options here, the first one is capital murder which requires premeditation, and that is what the prosecutor wants. you were in the courtroom, you ve seen this jury reacting all along, any thoughts? reporter: i would say this jury, and i ve covered some trials through my career here seemed very a tentative throughout. at times at the end of the day maybe you d see them rocking in their chairs. during the forensic evidence they seemed a bit bored. a lot of the jurors took down lots of notes. they are together. the alternates have been placed in a separate sequestration room. they will not be involved with the actual 12 jurors who have begun deliberations on the first degree murder