he continued today to accuse amanda knox of murder.he was convicted of stabbing her roommate to death four years ago but with much of the evidence in doubt now, there's mountsing pressure to set amanda knox free. looking more tense and serious than ever, this morning the 24-year-old seattle student made her way into the court for the last round of the appeal trial. her family has gathered in the hopes that amanda will finally be freed. the imposing lead prosecutor, julian no mignini showed the courtroom a slide show including slide shows of meredith kercher's slashed body. he appealed to the jury to uphold justice. after court, knox's parents said the first day went as well as they could have expected. >> it's emotionally draining because we worry about amanda. >> reporter: for her family, this is the culmination of a 46 month ordeal. >> we're bringing extra bags so we can write her things home. >> reporter: they have made the 6,000 mile trip to italy nine times. her mother hopes this will be the last. finally, freedom may only be day

amanda was driven and focused. unlike most eighth graders, amanda wanted an academic challenge.r high school, she chose seattle prep, a prestigious private school that her parents could not afford. >> amanda was scholarshipped out to seattle prep. so, it's not like she was given a silver spoon or anything but any means. >> reporter: chris johnson, an english teacher at seattle prep, recalls a girl who was different from her classmates. >> she was so diligent that she signed up for an extra english class at a time when she could have had a free period. she took an extra class. so she stood out. >> reporter: and as for boys -- >> did she have many serious boyfriends before? >> no. she was definitely a very late bloomer. i don't even remember a boyfriend till college. >> reporter: she knew very early on that she wanted to see the world. >> i think amanda started talking even in middle school about wanting to travel and to see different places. >> reporter: amanda would take her love of adventure to the university of washington where she would major in linguistics. her friend, andre

amanda was driven and focused. unlike most eighth-graders, amanda wanted an academic challenge.she chose seattle prep. a prestigious private school that her parents could not afford. >> amanda was scholarshiped out to seattle prep. so it's not like she was given a silver spoon or anything but any means. >> reporter: chris johnson, an english teacher at seattle prep, recalls a girl who was different from her classmates. >> she was so diligent that she signed up for an extra english class at a time when she could have had a free period. she took an extra class. so she stood out. >> reporter: and as for boys. >> did she have many serious boyfriends before? >> no. she was definitely a very late bloomer. i don't even remember a boyfriend till college. >> reporter: she knew very early on that she wanted to see the world. >> i think amanda started talking even in middle school about wanting to travel and to see different places. mrpt ama mr >> reporter: amanda would take her love of adventure to the university of washington where she would major in linguistics. her friend andrew descri

amanda was driven and focused. unlike most eighth graders, amanda wanted an academic challenge.ol, she chose seattle prep, a prestigious private school that her parents could not afford. >> amanda was scholarshipped out to seattle prep. so, it's not like she was given a silver spoon or anything but any means. >> reporter: chris johnson, an english teacher at seattle prep, recalls a girl who was different from her classmates. >> she was so diligent that she signed up for an extra english class at a time when she could have had a free period. she took an extra class. so she stood out. >> reporter: and as for boys -- >> did she have many serious boyfriends before? >> no. she was definitely a very late bloomer. i don't even remember a boyfriend till college. >> reporter: she knew very early on that she wanted to see the world. >> i think amanda started talking even in middle school about wanting to travel and to see different places. >> reporter: amanda would take her love of adventure to the university of washington where she would major in linguistics. her friend, andrew, describe

as you heard in elizabeth's report, amanda's father thinks the statement that amanda will deliver on monday will be helpful. she's going to do it in italian. how important is this on monday? >> i think it's going to be powerful. it's going to be emotional. she's going to be humble. she's going to plead for her life. and in tend, i don't think it e's really going to matter. these judges and jurors say they're going to come to a quick deliberation. what does that mean? it means they've probably given each other a pretty good sense of where they're going to go with this. and her own statement probably isn't going to matter. it could hurt her if she said something wrong. if she seems callous. i can't imagine that would happen. so, in the end, despite the fact that it's going to be a theatrical and emotional moment in that courtroom, i don't think it will have a big impact on the case. >> and she will deliver it in italian, showing respect to the court. >> i'm sure it would be easier for her to do it in english. apparently her italian has become entirely fluent. and i think in a case like

coming up, more of our interview with edda mellas and curt knox, parents of amanda knox. they're going to talk about the emotions and the frustrations as we continue our interview. ann? >> all right, and matt, here in los angeles, another dramatic trial we've been following all this week, michael jackson's personal physician is facing involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of the king of pop. paramedics who treated jackson take the stand today but on thursday, emotional testimony from his bodyguard who called 911. you're going to hear some of that call. now al, let's go to you. >> thanks so much, ann. from here, ""today's" real estate" our guru barbara cochran is back, open house tours from the suburbs of chicago to the beaches of california. we're going to show you how far your cash can go when you buy that house these days. >>> let's get to natalie over at the news desk with the day's top stories. good morning. >> good morning to you, savannah and al. this morning a major victory in the battle against al qaeda. american born cleric anwar al awlaki was clikilled t

amanda knox in court this morning appearing pale and weak. so much so, one of her lawyers offered comfort with an embrace. her defense team has a reason to appear confident, after delivering a powerful summation of the case thursday, concluding knox should be set free. she got no sympathy from the prosecuti prosecution. on rebuttal this morning they forcefully argued the original dna evidence is valid. it is an argument the prosecution won't let go, despite a court appointed forensic scientist calling the work of italian crime scene investigators sloppy, and the dna results unreliable. the final days of this appeal trial sent hecentered almost entirely on knox's character. the question being raised in court, is knox capable of murder. defense lawyers said knox had been crucified by the prosecution, attempting to justify wrongfully imprisoning her for murder. >> the assessment of all the evidence has been completely revised so therefore the scenario is completely different and we look forward to the appeal. >> reporter: another defense lawyer

the murder case against amanda knox may be unraveling.osecution's test for more dna victory. welcome news for the american fighting the conviction of her roommate meredith kercher. she and her boyfriend were found guilty. the roommate's partially clad body was found in the house. without the ability to retest the dna, prosecutors are left with little tying knox in the crime. how was she convicted in the first lace? critics say it was a badly handled investigation by a prosecutor who rushed to judgment. his name is giuliano menini. earlier this year drew griffin of cnn's special investigations unit traveled there for a rare interview, one that quickly revealed the weakness of his case and the mistaken arrest of amanda knox's boss. even though he was working at his own bar on the night of the murder. >> reporter: police apparently didn't bother to check the facts. they immediately arrested amanda knox, rafael sollecito, and patrick lamumba for the murder of meredith kenner, announce together public, case solved. giuliano admitted to us, eve

it's one where amanda has been extraordinarily strong.one that we as her family try to live up to what she's been able to accomplish and not drowning in despair in prison but trying to stay as upbeat as possible. but having your freedom taken away for four years for something that you haven't done is an incredible situation. and she's an incredibly young lady. >> how is she doing now? is she optimistic that she's going to be exonerated? >> you know, today was definitely a very positive step in that direction. it's a circumstance where each day is a challenge in prison for her. but being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel i think is something that is going to continue to give her strength and hopefully carry her through the end of this month and hopefully on her way home. >> and do you see a light at the end of the tunnel here? >> i do from a pure case standpoint. when you take a look at the forensic evidence and you use just pure common sense of how horrific that scene must have been where in the room where meredith lost her l

can amanda knox say anything to that italian court to win her freedom? >>> and to the rescue. a terrible accident. a father lost for days and the family that refused to give up. a father lost for days and the family that refused to give up. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie, in tonight for brian. tonight one of america's most wanted terrorists is dead. his name may not have been as well known as osama bin laden's, but officials say anwar al-awlaki was just as dangerous. an american-born citizen who later joined al qaeda, if you ask top u.s. officials to name the terrorist they were most worried about in recent years he would be at the top of the list. from yemen officials say he planned some of the terror plots from the botched christmas day underwear bombing to the massacre at ft. hood to an attempted car bomb in times square. he was killed in yemen by a u.s. hellfire missile. jim miklaszewski joins us with the latest. good evening. >> reporter: al-awlaki was considered so dangerous, president obama

thursday will be amanda's defense. what i think we're going to see tomorrow is really a focus on the forensic evidence that independent court experts have really defined as being bad and unreliable. what we saw and what we've heard during the first three hearings is all circumstantial evidence. when it really comes down to the nuts and bolts of this case, you're going to hear in the next couple days that there really is no forensic case here, and i think that's going to paint a different picture to this whole situation. >> kurt, if your daughter does win this appeal, do you even know how quickly she can hop on a plane and come home? >> well, the process is such that, you know, she is under control, actually, of the guards that bring her to the court and not actually under control of the court. she will actually have to go back to prison and actually go through a checkout process. at that stage of the game, we'll be ability to begin to bring her home. that's what we're really looking forward to and really hoping we get

now let's go back to amanda krenz with the latest on the rick parry write in scandal amanda. >> well stephen abc 5 contacted the head of the iowa gop matthew strong who said they are not releasing those details and do not intend to disclose any more information on saturday's straw poll results. >> stephen: but are you continuing to dig. >> we certainly are stephen. and for more on that let's go to rachel pierce. >> well stephen abc 5 contacted the head of the iowa gop matthew strong a second time. he again said they are not releasing those details and do not intend to disclose any more information on saturday's straw poll results. >> stephen: anything else? >> nope. >> stephen: anybody got anything? >> well the barn stormers season open certificate scheduled-- . >> stephen: enough with the barn stormer, what about parry. where's intrepid reporter katie eastman. >> she's off today. >> stephen: what! rachel amanda brad jay walts come on the people of iowa nay, the people of america deserve to know the full results of the straw poll. was it influenced by colbert superpac a shadowy out o

will the dna in amanda knox's case be the key to getting her released? why one man following this case closely says this case is on the verge of collapse. >> she is anxious. she is glad that court is back in session again. it's been a long summer for her, knowing that she's innocent, and, you know -- megyn: fox news alert we now have video from the shooting out in carson city, nevada at an international house of pancakes restaurant there. trace gallagher learning more details on exactly how this went down, who was behind it, and who was in danger, trace. >> reporter: megyn we'll show you the video, we are getting our first eyewitness accounts of what happened on the scene there. a man who owns a local barbecue place that is in the same strip mall as the international house of pancakes gave the reno gazette a detailed run down. he said a machine got out of a blue minivan, he walked up and shot a man on a motorcycle with a semi automatic rifle, that's when he walked into the international house of pancakes and he began firing on the customers inside there.

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then, of course, will come the statement from amanda knox herself.tement she's been working on for several months. yesterday, the judge signaled the court may know already how it's going to rule in this case. saying they would need a very short amount of time to render a verdict after they hear that statement from amanda knox. a verdict that could come as soon as saturday. amanda knox's parents, stepparents, aunts and sisters, paid what they hope will be the final visit to the capanne prison this morning. for four years, at least one member of the family has made the weekly trip to the prison reception room, where choosing where to sit is a gamble. your dad said, we have to be careful which table we choose because people have -- >> scratched in things about amanda and her family. one time, there was something right in front of me. so, i put my arm over it. >> reporter: what had they written? >> amanda is a whore. >> reporter: it's that public opinion that defense lawyers argue the italian police created. in court, one defense attorney compared knox t

and of course, amanda knox's entire life.a knox entered the court today looking serious and somber. her family just a few rows behind her, listening to every word. in day two of closing arguments of her appeal, the lead prosecutor defended the police handling of the dna evidence and called the independent review that so criticized police conduct, unscientific. amanda sat stoic. there is real hope this morning that she may be just days from freedom. this chance at an acquittal is made possible by new questions about the validity of the forensic evidence and the crumbling eyewitness accounts used to convict her. evidence the prosecution continues to defend. >> it's amazing. they have no case. so, they resorted to random -- i don't know. it was almost ridiculous. >> reporter: friday, the prosecution argued that circumstantial evidence could lead this jury of two judges and six citizens, to just one conclusion. all clues converge in the only possible result, finding the defendants guilty. lead prosecutor, giuliano mignini, even u

. >>> the surprise setback for amanda knox. the american college student fighting her murder conviction in italy. "20/20" anchor elizabeth vargas with the parents tonight on that courtroom surprise. an abc news exclusive. >>> and a star is born. this is the marilyn monroe we all knew. tonight, though, before she became an icon. images from that first photo shoot, and what she told photographers that day. >>> good evening. and we're glad you're here on a sunday night. some big developments this weekend in the race for president and the jockeying for position among republicans. even democrats acknowledge president obama is vulnerable in this economy. but inside republican circles, a nagging question. who offers the best chance to beat him? this weekend, a big upset in florida. texas governor rick perry, who had said he needed florida, lost in the straw poll there to a relative unknown. and so, tonight, behind the scenes, is there a push to get new jersey governor chris christie to jump into the race? will he change his mind? and

amanda knox's entire life is now on the line.his weekend prosecutors in her appeal are asking to increase her 26-year sentence to life in prison including 6 months of daytime solitary confinement. >> we still got a ways to go. and it's still in the court's hands, but we're very hopeful. >> reporter: knox's co-defendant, her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, now also faces life in prison. during its closing arguments the prosecution stuck to its theory that in 2007 knox's roommate, meredith kercher, was brutally murdered and sexually assaulted by knox, sollecito and the third person convicted, a local drifter named rudy guede. still they never presented a strong motive, only saying this weekend that the trio killed her for "futile reasons." >> the motive has shifted several times. >> we've gone from a satan cal killing to a sex game gone bad to theft to revenge. >> reporter: the prosecution defended its work during the appeal slamming the independent dna review by court-appointed forensic experts which concluded the dna on the

amanda knox case enters its final days in italy. today, her lawyers begin their final argument. >>> and down to the wire. an epic ending to baseball season with the last two playoff spots determined by a rally, a walkoff, and a pair of historic september collapses. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, september 29th, 2011. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> a massachusetts man is in custody this morning on charges he plotted terror attacks on washington, d.c. and the pentagon using remote control aircraft. rezwan ferdaus is a 26-year-old citizen, a college graduate with a degree in physics. he told authorities he wanted to attack the enemies of allah. susan mcginnis is in washington with much more on this. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. >> reporter: ferdaus started planning this attack early this year, after being convinced that america was evil. according to a federal affiliated he planned to hit the pentagon and blow the u.s. capital to smithereen

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the next time amanda knox steps inside this italian court may be her last. after today's rebuttals from both sides in the murder case, knox herself will address the judge and jury on monday. the verdict could come later that day. in closing arguments, knox's lawyers say she was publicly crucified and impaled after being wrongly accused of killing her roommate, meredith kercher, in 2007. the head of her legal team is confident this time around amanda will walk free. >> we have explained today full range of the reason why we think this is a mistake. it's a decision that has to be rectified. so, together with akbland, we are now hopeful and we're moving forward. >> reporter: and this jury is going to accept that? >> that's what we hope. >> reporter: knox's lawyers say rudy guede acted alone in killing kercher when she disturbed him during a botched robbery. prosecutors say knox and her then boyfriend, raffaele sollecito staged the break-in to cover their part in the murder. guede has already been found guilty but contends knox and sollecito took part, too. knox

but it seems amanda knox does have brief moments of escape.hese are exclusive photos of knox in prison, dancing to the music of a local rock band playing to inmates. one is taken from behind as she jumps to the music, another catches her profile listening intently. >> everyone inside the jail needs moments like this. they need to escape their situations, their nightmares, their state of mind. so they're all having fun with our songs. they're all singing our songs. >> reporter: but the band members say they've become particular friends with amanda, even collaborating with her on a forthcoming music video. they say she also sends them poems and letters about her life behind bars. >> she's struggling a lot. i mean, she knows this is what i can see in her letter, she knows she shouldn't be there, and she's struggling with the fact she can't be with the people she loves and she can't do the things that she loves to do. >> reporter: at court for a murder appeal, amanda looks pale and under stress as her parents watch with concern. her father told me

iltszian prosecutors using strong language to describe amanda knox.n court today lawyers said knox has two sides. one of which they described as diabolical, lucifer like and satanic. she's trying to get her prison sentence overturned. she was convicted of killing meredith kercher. today the family showed graphic pictures of her dead body. i spoke with matthew chance who is covering this story from ilgtsdzy. the prosecution was pretty tough on amanda knox in court today, weren't they? r >> reporter: they were. they were delivering heavy lines. one of the attorneys who was presenting his side of events in the case today saying that amanda knox is a she-devil. he called her an enchanting witch. he described her personality that was split between angelic on the one side and lucifer-like and satanic and demonic on the other side. so, you know, some very tough words being told there to the court by these prosecution attorneys with the sole purpose, of course, of convincing that jury, which is lined up to listen to the evidence and the testimony, of upholdin

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but it seems amanda knox does have brief moments of escape. these are exclusive photos of knox in prison, dancing to the music of a local rock band playing to inmates. one is taken from behind as she jumps to the music, another catches her profile listening intently. >> everyone inside the jail needs moments like this. they need to escape their situations, their nightmares, their state of mind. so they're all having fun with our songs. they're all singing our songs. >> reporter: but the band members say they've become particular friends with amanda, even collaborating with her on a forthcoming music video. they say she also sends them poems and letters about her life behind bars. >> she's struggling a lot. i mean, she noknows this is whai can see in her letter, she knows she shouldn't be there, and she's struggling with the fact she can't be with the people she loves and she can't do the things that she loves to do. >> reporter: at court for a murder appeal, amanda looks pale and under stress as her parents watch with concern. her father told

>> amanda. >> you know him?y. >> joe. >> gave you a little cover here. good view of the show. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to tell you about. we're going to start with pictures of pdd. good amount of showers all up the eastern seaboard. and philadelphia will get pounded with rain over the next couple of days this week. watch -- wait. you have to wait. no, now he's leaving. all right. sorry. josh just came out to visit us. that's the waet around the nation. >> there are lots of secrets about our new set. nice to see you, josh. back to lara. >> stay here. you're such a ham. all right. >>> here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." coming up, chaz bono, live. taking on the critics who want him out of the ballroom and off "dancing with the stars." >>> also, superstylist, rachel zoe is here, with the scoop on her new show. and she is rounding up the fall's hottest looks. >>> and the cma award nominations are just ahead. will taylor swift get a cma nod? you'll find out, whe

knox's lawyers and family members say she's been crucified by prosecutors in the media. >> amanda has experienced a huge negative character assassination, especially during the first two years of this trial. and people's perception of who she really is not the real amanda that her mother and i have been talking about. >> if her conviction is upheld, knox will have to complete her 26-year prison sentence. >>> the two men suspected of beating a giants fan at dodger stadium are scheduled to appear in court. louie sanchez and marvin norwood are charged with mayhem and assault. brian stow, the fan nearly beaten to death last march went outside the hospital yesterday for the first time in nearly six months. >>> testimony continues today in the trial of michael jackson's lawyer. prosecutors say conrad murray delayed getting help and tried to cover up evidence that he had given jackson a powerful anesthetic. kendis gibson reports. >> bodyguard roberto alvarez was the first person to reach the bedroom after murray called for him. alvarez testified dr. murray asked him to do something before ca

the defense for amanda knox said they're satisfied with this report. it's what they've been saying all along and that they're glad this independent review has come out. this whole week is expected to focus on forensics and this dna material. it's a glimmer of hope for amanda knox. we'll have to see how the week carries out. we're expecting that after this week, there will be a short break in the hearing before reconvening. we're told we should expect a verdict in this appeal by the end of the month. craig. >> all right. chapman, thank you so much. appreciate that report. >>> coming up, what caused rick perry to bow out of today's freedom forum in south carolina? we'll talk about that. >>> plus, the new terror warning just days before the tenth anniversary of 9/11. what the government says americans should be looking out for. that and much more straight ahead. this is msnbc. g to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for i

knox trial, they asked a court to put amanda knox in jail for life as they wrapped up their case.they painted her as a senseless killer during an erotic game. the father of amanda knox talked after the allegations that she will flee the country if she is free. >> i'm not sure he gets this and are ready to escape, the judge and jury have to make the decision on whether or not you know she will have an opportunity to you know come home with us. >> amanda knox denies any role in the murder of her roommate but has been held in jail since 2007. a verdict in the case is due on monday. >>> payments on hold, made 0 dove -- madoff gave his victims a total of 200 checks today. they won a billion dollar suit against mets owners and now the money will be harder for the trustee in the case to recover. >>> here is a preview on what is coming up in the cbs evening news. >> we will have the remarkable details on how the united states found him. ♪ think about it. with everything you do... it's nice to have a vehicle that can keep up with you. it's the chevy season of doing. now qualified buyers ca

greg, tell us a little more about amanda's condition right now. >> reporter: well jenna, you know, amanda, her friends are saying that she's having trouble sleeping, eating, and you can understand that because this is really crunch time. this has been a long ordeal, she's been in jail four years, and this appeals trial has gone on for a long time and she's going to find out something supposedly within a week. there are civil suits, so she had to hear from the family of the victim, meredith kircher and also the man she was accusing falsely, her bar other than, patrick lamumba. amanda and her family say she only did that because she had been under heavy pressure from police when she was being questioned, jenna. jenna: throughout this latest appeal, greg, we've heard different things, we've heard the prosecution being optimistic about what's going on, we heard the defense team is positive about the new verdict. so what do you know and what's going on behind the scenes, perhaps? >> reporter: well, certainly, there's also a battle going on in the media and i think mediawise, certainly in the u