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Death, casey anthony's defense team may have created a scenario in which she muss now take the stand and though prosecutors have the burden of proof in alleging years of sexual abuse and an accidental drowning cover-up, does the defense now also have something to prove? let's bring in msnbc legal analyst susan filan who i am delighted to say joins us now. susan, this is a bombshell defense. they're in effect saying that the mother was a victim of sexual abuse prior to her daughter being the victim of a drowning. does that mean the mother will have to give evidence? >> no. the mother still does...

Is that what you're doing? >> out of my way. >> you're committing an assault. >> no, i'm not. your thug here has -- >> anthony is back in court today. >> he referred to the security guy as a thug. i guess the camera -- it appeared that the cameraman accidentally tripped him, which sort of set off the defense attorney. but this is the type of publicity -- >> this is a case that is truly remarkable. we've got full coverage on hln and -- >> people are obsessed with this case right now. there have been three years of sort of conflicting stories, now a bombshell defense -- >> right because we hadn'...

a spa and gym. we'll take you inside on this "american morning." good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this thursday, may 26th. welcome back. what a whirlwind few days it's been for you right there in the heart of what's going on joplin, missouri. >> it continues. and more bad weather. >> another night of meteorological mayhem as tornadoes wreaked through the region. from louisiana to the great lakes. oklahoma's governor declaring a state of emergency in 68 counties hit by tornadoes. this video taken by storm chasers is about as close as you can get. 16 people we...