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Jon: this is an issue thats going to continue to dominate the headlines and well see how rick santorum does in the michigan primary but he certainly has attracted a lot of attention for his views. alan, jim, thank you both. >> thank you. jenna: the fbi is taking a tough new stand on white collar crime, using michael douglas in his oscar winning role as gordon gecko on wall street to warn the public to do the right thing and report insider trading and other crimes to the fed. rick leventhal is li...

>> lied to. betrayed. >> reporter: this is the first half day saturday session for this trial. the judge figures if in jury is sequestered in orlando, stuck in hotel rooms they might as well work half day saturdays this trial is expected to last five to seven more weeks. if convicted of first degree murder, casey anthony, 25-years-old, is eligible for the death penalty. >> arthel: tragic all around. phil keating, thank you. >> rick: overseas. deadly violence in pakistan. homicide bomber killing ...

Country this year. meantime, the joplin search teams are stepping up efforts. they are looking for 100 people still unaccounted for at last weeks devastating tornado. casey stegall in joplin, missouri. >> reporter: the death toll has gone up. the number of missing has gone down, obviously a fluid situation. both federal and state leaders are asking local residents to be patient. i know it is difficult to do in a time like this but, let me show you why they are asking for that patience. when you ...

Airstrikes continue to pound tripoli this time, during daylight hours. over the last several nights attacks have been more intense and always in the early hours of the morning. the strikes have consistently targeted a military compound, also a residence of gadhafi in tripoli. there is also ground battles raging outside misrata and in the mountains. this ground war is at a stalemate as rebel forces leave the front they come back to safe territory for much needed training. what they need, accordin...

Of flags to three per building. in her case, four too many. then she walked around the corner and saw this american flags on almost every telephone pole in downtown crystal river many she was no longer surprised. she was an a little annoyed and so are her customers? >> there is no common sense. look at the flags all united states of america flags. >> reporter: one of her sons is a u.s. navy seal and some say she deserves a thank you, not a citation. >> if they were to come down here and have lun...

>> reporter: the emotion so overwhelm withing inside the courtroom that minutes later during recess, casey anthony breaking down having an absolute meltdown at the defense table. we move to july 15th, 2008. that saturday when we all learned that little caylee anthony was missing. ex-boyfriend tony lazzaro was asked about how he reacted to that he told the jury thats when he realized, very badly, that his six week love affair imploded. >> when you called her, what did you say to her? >> where is ...

Are still unaccounted for. four were missing yesterday but have since been found alive. one has died. scenes, miles up from there at joplins wal-mart. i was busy with people last sunday shopping for the week when this ef-5 twister tore it to pieces. one woman and her children were trapped under a beam. here is how they describe it. >> we started freaking out, praying hoping everyone is okay. >> i saw a kid almost in half. as soon as i walked out the door. stayed with him until an ambulance came....

The storms death toll stands at 142. >> rick: casey anthonys mother testifying in her daughters murder trial today in florida. breaking down when talking about her daughter. casey anthony is charged with killing her daughter caylee. that trial resumes tuesday. >> arthel: astronauts are taking care of last minute chores before leaving the international space station. the crew scheduled to depart the station tomorrow night. >> rick: nato forces launching an airstrike on gadhafis come upon. rebel f...

>> reporter: nato keeps the pressure on with those airstrikes. opposition leaders say they are going broke. that story coming up, after the break. the stronger the rapids, the more we loved it. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise werent enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. ive been eating healthier, exercising more, and now im also taking lipitor.

Human rights around the world. citing poland as an example. wendell -- wendell get filed this report from warsaw. >> reporter: the president cited polands transition as a model for the rest of the world to follow, particularly the arab spring. he urged offs here to use the lessons theyve learned to help the countries in the arab spring. helping the arab spring has been a theme of this entire trip. in ireland and england mr. obama cited theirs as an pam that old hostility be overcome. and some ri...