Casey Anthony trial starts in Fla.

ORLANDO, Fla. - May 24, 2011

Casey Anthony wiped away tears Tuesday as prosecutor Linda Drane-Burdick began describing the last day Caylee Anthony was seen by her grandparents.

The prosecutor described Casey Anthony's appearance as a hardworking single mother as an illusion.

Anthony is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter. She has pleaded not guilty and says a babysitter kidnapped Caylee.

The trial has attracted national attention and dozens of people lined up in the early morning hours to be one of the few spectators allowed into the courtroom.

One spectator, Brett Schulman, says he arrived at the Orlando courthouse at 4 a.m.

The trial is expected to last from six to eight weeks. Jurors were picked from Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast and transported to Orlando where they are being sequestered during the trial.

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