penalty trial of the century. the case again casey anthony. so the charge of first-degree murder, verdict, as to count one, we the jury find the defendant no guilty. reporter: the case ended as dramatically as it started, with a call to 911 from a panicked grandmother. there s something wrong. i found my daughter s car today and it smells like there s been a dead body in the damn car. we had a missing child that was absolutely adorable, and a beautiful young woman mother, 22 years of age, and the grandmother, screaming that on the phone. reporter: suspicion fell on casey anthony. police believed her stories weren t adding up. her little girl caylee taken by the nanny no one could find and pictures like these suggesting while her daughter was missing, she was partying. that sparked public outrage. an experienced death penalty lawyer was watching from the sidelines while anthony s attorney jose baez, was coming
screaming of that on the phone. reporter: suspicion fell on casey anthony. police believed her stories weren t adding up. her little girl caylee taken by the nanny that no one could find and pictures like these suggesting that while her daughter was missing she was partying sparked public outrage. did you kill caylee? reporter: cheney mason, an experienced death penalty lawyer, was watching from the sidelines while anthony s attorney, jose baez, was coming under scrutiny for his lack of experience. baez asked for help, mason decided to meet with ant zbli they brought her into the courtroom and i m sitting there looking at her, just a child herself and saying this can t be. reporter: but it was. the state gave notice they were seeking the death penalty against anthony for the pre-meditated murder of caylee. skeletal remains were found close the family s home in orlando, florida, about five months after she went missing. could she look you in the eye? oh, yes. reporter: what
hello everyone, it is 1:00 on the east coast. let s get straight to the news. your paycheck and benefits may be cut and your taxes may go up all because congress can t agree on another very important issue, that is payroll tax cuts. congress is in a political standoff right now. the senate passed a two-month extension a moment ago. house republicans rejected that in a procedural vote and are pushing a one year extension. keep in mind payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits expire in less than two weeks. our members do not want to just punt and do a two-month short term fix where we have to come back and do this again. we re here, we re willing to work. it s just a radical tea party republicans who are holding up this tax cut for the american people and jeopardizing our economic growth. but what s the real problem? we ll talk to republican strategist ron christy to get answers. if you re heading west, check the forecast. people in a number of states are d
1st, 160 million american workers will see their paychecks shrink. an average of $1,000 over the course of a whole year and no politician wants to take the blame for that. here s where the debate is. the senate wants to punt the ball. they want to do a 60-day extension. house republicans, frankly, this is one of the few times we agree with the president. we want to extend it for a full year. that s what the american people ask for, it s what the president agreed for. kate bolduan is on capitol hill. kate, the question for most americans, right now, will my paycheck be smaller in two weeks than it is today? it is a very good question. a couple points on that. there is still time this tax cut does not lapse or expire until the end of the year, but i ll tell you for the first time there s beginning to be a question if they re going to reach agreement, if they re going to reach agreement in time. both sides, kyra, seem pretty dug in at this time. house republicans will not
for sunday. in hind sight was it a mistake not to put casey on the stand. i don t think so. i think in your excellent package you clearly make the case that the defense was trying to make, it was a dysfunctional family. they have enough evidence to believe that something weird was going on there and casey was not normal you know, young lady and a normal mom and she had deep dark secrets in this dysfunctional family that one or more jurors might say that is why she behaved so hidously . after the beloved toddler drowned or murdered by mom, whatever caused caylee to die, for 31 days casey was partying and that s the strongest evidence against her. putting her on the witness strand a serial liar would