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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20110702-00:52:00

>> reporter: forget independence. researchers say the fourth of july is really for republicans. >> bull. bull! >> reporter: researchers from harvard claim that every year a child goes to a fourth of july parade, it raises the likelihood by 2% that they'll become a republican. >> they may already be republican. >> reporter: but not everyone is ready to hand the holiday over. >> do not tell me that is a conservative holiday. do not tell me they are the only people who love america. it's not true. it's not true. >> reporter: after all, the parade in her hometown, boston, one of the oldest in the country, hasn't exactly turned the political tide there. most people adamant today the fourth is our birthday party. not a political one. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> let us know what you think. when we come back tonight, the little kids, the giant gift. this you will not forget. finally, there's a choice for my patients

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20110702-00:42:00

found inside osama bin laden's compound, revealing his desire to kill on the fourth. and that explains why there's a wide reaching, behind the scenes effort to protect americans this holiday. abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, the only one getting a first-hand look tonight. >> reporter: helicoptersrs on patrol. nypd gun boats shadowing ferries and even checking under the brooklyn bridge. it's real. this is not a joke. >> it is absolutely not a joke. and the threat is very real. >> reporter: we're out on the water with the nypd. but this is no cruise. and this is no ordinary boat. the patrol is all part of unprecedented security for independence day. this year, police are especially concerned because of evidence from osama bin laden's compound revealing his desire to kill americans on the fourth, or by the tenth anniversary of 9/11. >> we're on alert. no question about it. >> this year is a critical year, because everything is kind of marked by the tenth anniversary of 9/11. >> we all know that the fourth of july is a signature holiday.

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20110702-00:33:00

prior sexual attack in her native country of guinea while she was seeking asylum in the u.s. >> today is a first giant step in the right direction. the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> reporter: the accuser's attorney spokekeut in support of his client, and lashed out at the district attorney. >> the district attorney has an obligation to stand up for this rape victim. >> reporter: there is dna evidence proving that a sexual encounter did take place. witnesess claim that the hotel maid emerged from the room in distress, with her clothing ripped. still, experts say that the damage done to the prosecution's case is almost certainly irreparable. though, the district attorney has not yet thrown in the towel. >> our prosecutors will continue. their investigation into these alleged crimes until we have uncovered all relevant facts. >> reporter: the accuser's

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CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley-20110702-00:32:00

obus that he quickly returned strauss-kahn's million-dollar bail and released him from house arrest. the former head of the i.m.f. is now allowed to travel within the u.s. but his passport remains in possession of the u.s. government. >> we asked the world not to rush to judgment. >> reporter: outside the court, his attorney, benjamin brafman, who always insisted any sex was consensual, commended the court on its decision. >> we believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be, and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> reporter: in the end, the prosecution's case appears to have collapsed because of serious doubts about the credibility of the accuser. in a letter to strauss-kahn's defense attorneys, prosecutors reveal that their own investigation showed the alleged victim had lied on her application for asylum about previously being gang-raped in

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CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley-20110702-00:34:00

>> reporter: thompson was talking about the d.n.a. evidence that confirms there was a sexual encounter. thompson acknowledged his client had lied to prosecutors about the tax return and the asylum claim. he said this about her actions after the alleged attack: >> she did not want to lose her job. >> reporter: but he sidestepped other questions, including a published report that his client had ties to alleged drug dealers and money launderers. >> and you never answered my question about whether there was money found in her account, the $100,000 alleged by the "new york times" today. >> there was not $100,000. >> reporter: how much money was found in her account? >> reporter: the last time strauss-kahn walked into criminal court, he was greeted by jeers from a throng of hotel housekeepers. today he walked out with a big smile on his face. multiple charges of sexual assault are still pending, but prominent defense attorneys we spoke to today, scott, said the case is all but over. >> pelley: is the prosecution saying she lied under oath?

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CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley-20110702-00:59:00

your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. it's the latest clue into the investigation of several bay area law enforcement officers. a watch missing for years suddenly surfaces. what the timing can tell us about the increasingly bizarre case. due to budget cuts, san jose browns out some fire engines. i'll tell you what that means for response times. they said they were going on strike, but ticket agents for golden gate ferry showed up for work anyway. why all the confusion? i'll try to sort it out in a report coming up. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. first it was drug dealing. then prostitution. well, now a group of east bay cops is

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20110702-00:57:00

state university, about to receive her degree. she had been told her brother couldn't make it back fromom afghanistan in time. >> jessica's father called me. jessica has a brother in afghanistan that she wishes could be here today. and jessica, would you see your brother? thank you for your service. >> reporter: brother and sister honored this fourth. >> audrey, logan. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: and there was this. the giant box wrapped in neon green. a gift, bigger than you think. >> it's a grill! >> what? >> open it up. what's in there? >> reporter: out of the box, staff sergeant jeremy halton. better yet -- dad. fighting through her tinintears, audrey, with a simple message.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110702:02:58:00

as casey anthony sits in jail, waiting as the evidence unfolds. a jury will make a decision. was it murder? did she murder a child? or was it an accident? you're looking at a wooded area. it's about a two-minute drive from the home where little caylee anthony lived with her mother and grandparents. probably a five minute walk f you recall, she disappeared in june of 2008, three years ago. the police first started looking for her in july, when the grandmother reported she was missing. and the police say they didn't look in this particular area. the searchers because it was so flooded. well, you can see how dense sit now, three years later. about the same time of the year. the remains of caylee were found in december, 2008. about six months after she disappeared. it's hard to ignore the fact that the child's remains were found two minutes, by car from

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CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley-20110702-00:35:00

>> well, if it's determined -- we saw in the piece there were issues regarding her testimony before the grand jury. if she deliberately-- and the key word is deliberately-- lied to the grand jury, she could face perjury charges. >> pelley: the case has been a sensation in france, where strauss-kahn was once thought of as a leading contender for president. we asked mark phillips to look at the reaction there. >> reporter: there were many in france who were suspicious from the beginning of the case against dominique strauss-kahn. they resented what they saw as a rush to judgment and were appalled at the humiliating perp walk the senior figure in french politics was subjected to. but whatever the insult, strauss-kahn's political career as a potential challenger to french president nicholas sarkozy appeared to be over. tonight, though, french newscasts were reporting that the stories of strauss-kahn's political death may have been premature. a rehabilitation of sorts has

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ABC World News With Diane Sawyer-20110702-00:43:00

>> reporter: revelers can expect expanded patrols. s.w.a.t. units. biological weapons response teams at the ready. and undercover officers mingling with the crowd. and with that attack this s ek on an afghanistan hotel, police are boosting patrols in hotels, too. >> we placed police officers, uniformed police officers, at hotel locations throughout the city. >> reporter: if it all sounds scary, it is. the boat we are on is one of two in the world designed for the nypd to detect radiation from a nuclear bomb or smaller radiological or dirty bomb. its detection equipment sweeps along the waterway. any radiation spikes returned to the boat are instantly sent to the brookhaven laboratory for analysis by scientists. hunting for the unthinkable, as we approach america's birthday. pierre thomas, abc news, new york. and there is late word from or langless tonight that maria shriver has filed for divorce

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