there's not a fiber of amanda knox. there's not blood of amanda knox.here's not footprints of amanda knox. there's nothing. >> no one questioned rudy guede's guilt. yet, two and a half weeks after amanda's trial ended, guede's sentence was reduced from 30 years to 16, leading some to ask, did he cut a deal? >> there's overwhelming dna evidence along with lots of other physical evidence that points to rudy guede. >> amanda's attorneys appealed the verdict and focused on challenging the dna evidence. >> when the appeals process began, it felt like they had another mountain to climb that right away you could tell that there was a very different tone, and, again, the key decision was whether or not they would allow an independent assessment of the forensic evidence. >> november 24th, 2010. 11 months after the guilty verdict, a second trial is granted. >> the defense presented a very compelling case, identifying rudy guede as the true killer, based on hard facts and motive. >> rudy guede came to the house. he broke in. he was in the bathroom. he left his own

amanda was driven and focused.e most eighth graders, amanda wanted an academic challenge, so for high school she chose seattle prep, a prestigious private school that her parents could not afford. >> amanda was scholarship app to seattle prep, so it was not like she was given a silver spoon by any means. >> chris johnson, an english teacher at seattle prep, recalls a girl that 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 stoodout. >> 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 until college. >> 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. >> amanda would take her love of adventure to the university of washington to major in l linguistics. >> i think it was her

amanda knox, guilty again. bore bombshell verdict, a nightmare the family hoped was over. >> this really hit me like a train. >> the girl who made headlines around the world. tonight speaking only to abc news, what she now faces. can she be forced to return to italy to serve her christen sentence? >> her parents struggling to make sense of the latest verdict. >> i heard the word "guilty" all of our hearts sank. >> and a fresh look at the whole story. was she an innocent american abroad or cold and savage kill theory took the life of meredith kercher. >> there have been three verdicts on amanda knox. is it possible the jury is the one that's wrong? >> now the judge who sentenced her and whatever lies ahead. >> i'm going to fight this until the very end. >> r. >>> good evening, guilty again. that's the stunning reversal from an italian judge who said just today he suffered over the latest amanda knox verdict. as you know, it's a verdict that keeps changing in the eerie who don it which is called italy's trial of

. >>> amanda.to imagine being the mother on the other end of this call. >> if you guys don't pay $1 million for me by one week, they will kill me. okay? >> her daughter was on the phone a world away. she'd been kidnapped in one of the most dangerous places on earth. >> i feel so awful. i can't believe they're doing this. i hate that i am doing this to you guys. >> reporter: this mother negotiated with kidnappers with her daughter's life on the line. >> did you keep it together? >> i did. i had to be strong for her. >> and the daughter faced unimaginable fears. >> my head was pulled back and then there was a serrated knife. >> reporter: their stories are intertwined. amanda and her mother lorinda, both women driven by strength, courage, and most of all, endurance. a story amanda told in detail in the book she's written, and here on "dateline." it all begins here in western canada in the small town of sylvan lake, a place that looks and sounds idyllic but amanda's childhood wasn't. her parents divorc

amanda was sentenced to 28 1/2 years in prison.er italian boyfriend of one week, raffaele sowas given 25 years. >> this really has hit me like a train. i did not expect this to happen. i really expected so much better from the italian justice system. they found me innocent before. how can they say that it's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: knox vowed to keep fighting. a fight that's already gone on for six and a half years. next, her lawyers will wait for the court's reasoning. and then another appeal. >> we have to go to the supreme court. we have to understand the motivation behind what happened, and that happens within 90 days. >> reporter: but could she be ultimately extradited to italy? >> are you prepared for that? >> i'm not. i will never go willingly back to the place where i -- >> if italy's highest court upholds this ruling, amanda knox is a convicted murderer in italy. they are going to say we want her back on our soil. the u.s. is going to have to make a difficult decision. because in most cases where someo

author of "angel face, sex, herder and inside story of amanda knox."as been following the story for years. >> being there and knowing the italian legal system as you do were you surprised by the new verdict? >> i think in all three cases that we followed if you follow the case you know how it is going to go. the way this judge was treating the defense, he was a little bit hostile and basically said no to every request they put forward. i think a lot of us thought it was the inevitable outcome of the particular trial. circumstantial evidence in the united states doesn't count for much but in italy we see the circumstantial evidence weighs almost as much as forensic evidence. it did when she was convicted the first time and obviously did again. >> let's talk about the evidence. we had amanda knox's lawyer on stressing there was no new evidence at all. was there nothing new that led to the conviction. i know they re-tested the knife. >> what they found after cracking open the knife and looking at a tiny piece of biological material that they thought they

after the break, could amanda knox be headed back to a an italian prison? the seattle inflative fights to keep her freedom. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >> for amanda knox it has become >> for amanda knox it has become a never-ending nightmare. the stunning seattle coed studying language and love in the italian country side nearly seven years ago, became the focus of the murder in her roommate. the case produced a bizarre series of twists and turns, including allegations of a sex game gone rogue, returned to the states but now a new ruling in italy puts her back before the cameras again and this time: raises the stakes on an international diplomatic intrigue. "america tonight" correspondent lori jane gliha brings us up to date. >> this really has hit me like a train. i did not expect this to happen. i really expected so much better from the italian justice syste

>> for amanda knox it has become a never-ending nightmare. the seattle coed studying language and love in the italian country side nearly seven years ago, became the focus of the murder in her roommate. the case's bizarre twists and turns, including allegations of a sex game gone rogue, returned to the states but now a new ruling in italy puts her back before the cameras again and this time: raises the straiks ostakes onan international diplc intrigue. lori jane gliha brings us up to date. >> this really has hit me like a train. i did not expect this to happen. i really expected so much better from the italian justice system. they found me innocent before. how can they say its guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? >> the 26-year-old told good morning america she will never go back to italy and is prepared to continue her fight to stay out of prison. >> and it's not right and it's not fair. and i'm going to do everything i can. granted, i need a lot of help. i -- i can't do this on my own and i can't help people understand this on my own. >> report

and his sister, amanda, leads the u.s. women's hockey team against sweden this morning. >> it was very sweet. amanda kessel this morning online posted this picture of her at 8 or 9 years old saying "from this to the olympic finals." >> that's pretty perfect. i really don't like the fact that the weather is such an issue with these games. but the latest standings in the

>> yes. >> amanda took her.first steps to making that a reality in 2010.when she got a call from the robot's creators asking her to help them in their technology. she went to the san francisco bay area and took it for a test run. >> how did it feel to be able to stand and look at people? >> first time i stood up, i went home, and i cried hard. in all honesty. these were emotions that i had been dreaming about for so long! and i felt so good in my body. i slept hard. and i wasn't in pain. >> total ending steps. >> 4850. >> 4850! so. >> this is exo's headquarters where the magic is made and perfected. giving people who are paralyzed a chance to do what they have been told was impossible. >> i feel like the luckiest man alive. >> nathan is one of the robot's inventers. not build for the are meat feed but for the credit military field. >> there's a huge problem in the field for soldiers carrying the large loads, in fact they want to carry more. we were helping to develop exoskeletons. to carry the person's weight and more as well. >> it can be powered by a sma

amanda, i don't want to end this on this note, don't make it a smog terrible. become an activist and make proactive solutions to make sure a the air is better in 2019. >> so many things to do. that is a big part of the campaign, personal responsibility where from calling the legislators, call the people you elected to do their jobs to turning down the heat in your home and driving less and car pooling, not idling at the school, not taking one person in a car up to canyon to see on the weekends, not burning wood. so many things we can all do on a daily basis to improve this. taking public transit. turning down the heat. i mean, encouraging your friends and family. often times the point of contact makes a huge difference if you say something. >> matt, amanda mentioned public transportation, that is something that has to be funded via tax dollars and the will, the political will to do that in utah? >> it is really the $6 million question, where we have to reconcile the conflict between utah's business friendly state, that is something that the leaders are proud of

will amanda knox be sent back to italy? here's abc's elizabeth vargas. >> reporter: amanda knox clearly shaken by the news, an italian court convicted her for a second time of murder. yesterday, she told robin roberts how she got the news. >> i was with my family and was able to find an italian tv station online. my first reaction, no, this is wrong and i'm going to do everything i can to prove that it is. >> reporter: nearly 28 months after being acquitted of killing british roommate, meredith kercher, another reversal of fortune. she was sentenced to 28 1/2 years in prison. her italian boyfriend was given 25 years. >> this really has hit me like a train. i did not expect this to happen. i really expected so much better from the italian justice system. they found me innocent before. how can they say it's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? >> reporter: knox vowed to keep fighting. the judge in the case said he quote suffered over the verdict but added the court agreed there was a motive that would be made public in the future

. >>> also tonight, is amanda knocks's ex-boyfriend turning on her? what he's saying she did shortly after the murder they were both convicted of raising eyebrows tonight. we begin with the growing backlash to arizona sb 1062 bill. former governor mitt romney advising against it. he tweets "veto of sb 1062 are right." he's again it so are senator john mccain and jeff flake. so do several businesses doing business in the state. with the super bowl coming to phoenix fem next year, governor brewer has the nfl to worry about. mission guess marquez joins us with the the latest. is there a feeling, miguel, that the business interests that seem to be like up against the bill are having a big influence? >> reporter: this is probably having the biggest influence on this. the governor has heard from every business group, every business in this state especially the big businesses. the biggest concern for them is that the uncertainty that this bill inserts into their workforce, saying that employees who have a deep religious belief they believe could possibly sue

. >>> is amanda knox's ex-boyfriend turning on him? what he's saying what she did shortly after the murder. >>> we begin with the growing backlash to the bill in arizona. mitt romney now joining the calls against it. he tweets, veto of this is right. he's against it, so are john mccain and jeff flake. so are big corporations. with the super bowl coming to phoenix next year, governor brewer has the nfl to worry about. local business leaders are calling for a veto. so are the crowds outside the state capital where we're joined with the latest. is there a feeling, miguel, that the business interests, that they are having a big influence? >> reporter: this is probably having the biggest influence on this. the governor has heard from every business in this state. the biggest concern for them is the uncertainty that this bill inserts into their workforce, saying employees with a deep religious belief could sue their employer for offers abortion services. so the business community applying an enormous amount of pressure. >> governor brewer is

. >> amanda, thank you very much. we have breaking news coming in. please tell us yet another restaurant has been hit in a string of smash and grab robberies. robert is at the live desk. theolice are confirming sandwich store, it is in the 15,000 block of old columbia , it fell victim to a smash and grab burglar around 2:00 a.m. these are nuisance crimes. this is making headlines because there have been more than 30 unsolved smash and grabs from annapolis to gaithersburg. there are quite a few of those that we have shown you. this is one in silver springs back in december. they smashed the front glass and headed for a cash register or money drawer. xpressered video of the pharmacy in gaithersburg. watch as they break the glass and it takes them just one minute to head to the back of the store and grab the cash drawer from that store and make it out of the store completely untouched. police are not confirming if the new one is connected to that string of others that are unsolved. a policeman on the lookout for a blue dodge minivan caravan. we have a c

amanda hayes is a byproduct of that.e of the important things of this case is the medical examiner doesn't actually know how the victim died. if they don't know how she died, how can they know who actually did it? >> normally if you don't know the cause of death, that is a problem for the prosecution, but the medical examiner can say that it was caused by a homicide, and also there is a good explanation for why the government can't tell the cause of death, the body was dismembered and days later dumped in a creek and not found until days after that. the prosecution case by we don't know the cause of death because the actions of the defendant by her own admission took that dismembered body with her husband, drove it to texas and help dump it in a creek. the cause of death will not be a factor. the issue is and how the death was caused, but whether the defendant knew about it at the time of the murder. jenna: do you agree with that? >> i agree the jury doesn't need to hear the cause of death, it is not an element of the cr

amanda knox.unanimous right there, says he's returned to italy to fight the new murder conviction that he and amanda knox face. his name is raphael. he and amanda knox were found guilty for a second time of murdering meredith kercher in 2007. he got 25 years in prison. amanda knox got 28 1/2 years. prosecutors said they and a third man who is actually in jail for the crime killed meredith kercher because she refused to take part in a sex came. >> he has always said he's innocent, and last night told anderson cooper he has been unfairly targeted simply because he was knox's boy friend at the time of the murder. >> you all know that the focus was only to amanda. to her behavior, to her peculiar behavior. but whatever it is, i'm not guilty for it. why does it come with me? why do you put me on the corner and say that i'm guilty, just because in their minds i have to be guilty because i was her boyfriend? is -- it doesn't make any sense to me. >> do you hold amanda knox responsible for the situation y

. >>> amanda knox says she will not go back to italy willingly. we'll find out what her next move just might be now that she has been convicted, again, of murder. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. ♪ ♪ ♪ abe! get in! punch it! [ male announcer ] let quicken loans help you save your money with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze. thanks, "g." >>> amanda knox says there's no way she's going back to italy willingly. the american woman convicted, then acquitted, has been convicted again of murdering her roommate in italy more than six years ago. knox is devastated but says she will keep fighting. >> amanda knox gave a very emotional interview to the american network abc. times her voice was sha

he tells us he was not attempting to flee, he's appealing the latest verdict, so is amanda knox, vowingthe very end. knox says she will never go willingly back to italy, where she faces 28 and a half years in prison pp the judge who announced verdict is facing criticism for speaking out about the case this weekend. here to talk about it all is rapheale. how are you holding up? >> i'm very close to my family and friends, trying to be as possible in a situation like this. it's very dramatic. but i still have a fight. >> when you first heard this new verdict, what did you think? >> i thought it was kind of unreal. what is shocking to me is also the statements from the presidents after the verdict. >> you mean the statement by the judge? >> yes, the president is the judge, of course, sorry. we call him the president. >> to you, what do those statements mean, what do they say to you about the judge? >> he recently did an interview to a newspaper saying that i was silenced, and the reason why he convicted me. i was silent just because nobody asked to question me. >> the judge said to the news

i mean isn't that a problem for amanda hayes?mbered body and dispose of it half we across the country. >> she says she's claiming she knowing nothing about that. but then they've got the surveillance video in target, even in best case scenario, believing their tori, they're not going in there for yogurt. he's getting a hacksaw and some other potentially coverup stuff there and she's not going baby, what do you need with a hacksaw? stuff doesn't add up here. she's got some serious issues. >> the only thing she's got going for her is there have been so many stories that have been peddled in the courtroom that it macon fuse the jurors. that sometimes happens. >> well the standard of reasonable doubt is going to be really important in this case i think. >> absolutely. that's a duff burden. it's a very difficult burden for jurors. bob and rachel, good to see you both. >>> very interesting. well a real life ironman suit may soon be a reyality for u.s. troops. ♪ [ alarm sound for malfunctioning printer ] [ le announcer ] you've reached

. >>> but amanda knox may not have a choice. a u.s.reaty with italy means she could serve 28 years in prison or create an international firestorm that pits nation against nation. your "new day" starts now. >>> well, it's 6:00, i hope you're not waking up to an alarm clock. saturday should be a dave no alarm. >> just when a little birdie sits on your shoulder. a tweet in your ear. >> i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. 6:00, this is "new day saturday." >> we want to with new allegations of the new jersey bridge scandal threatening governor christie's second term and really, his future here keels were be getting worse. >> it centers around this man. the former new jersey port authority official who carried out a christie staffer's order to close lanes to the bridge. now, his attorney is suggesting that christie knew about the incident as it was unfolding, although, christie said in public on several occasions that he did not. >> erin mcpike is live in washington, what have you learned, erin? >> well, christi and picturer there's t

italians are up in arms go the latest developments in the amanda knox case. >> then there's this.nox goes back to jail that could happen just as the pan currently serving time for the murder of meredith kercher walks free. abc's neal karlinsky has more. >> reporter: this morning, the verdict after the verdict. many italians are convinced amanda knox will get special treatment. >> translator: i was annoyed by the pressure we endured from the united states, this man says. another adds, i think she will never come back to italy. she he's stay there in the clear. but knox's life is far less certain than that. the threat of extradition for the murder of meredith kercher looms large if her appeals are exhausted. still in an abc news exclusive, she was defiant. >> i will never go willingly back to the place where i -- i'm going to fight this until the very end. and it's not right and it's not fair. >> reporter: lost on many the fact that this man, rudy guede, was already convicted and is doing time for the murder. >> rudy guede's dna is all over the place. they searched that crime scene

as you can see, like traffic there. >> thank you, amanda. please are scrambling to find the man who shot and killed and alexandria woman. >> rhiannon carter is joining us from alexander it with the latest on the manhunt. good morning. we still have a large police presence in this neighborhood. police continue to search for a suspect. take a look behind me, you can say ruthanne lodato and another woman were shot. the suspect knocked on the door and when it opened he opened fire. he shut the two women and fled. neighbors say ruthanne lodato was a mother of three and musician who lived with her husband and elderly mother. home caregiver was also shot. neighbors are stunned. >> i do know what to make of it. >> ruthanne lodato was taken to the hospital where she died hours later. the caregiver is expected to be ok. the suspect is considered a older white man. the search continues. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> a man wanted for murder in pennsylvania is now in custody in prince william county virginia after an hours long manhunt. earl mitchell to

the judge overseeing amanda saids third murder trial he struggled with the verdict. speaking to an italian newspaper, he did not explain how he and the jury found her guilty of killing her roommate. the decision of her ex-boyfriend not to testify hurt their case. they were convicted of murder back in 2009, acquitted in a second trial. experts are divided on whether amanda knox could be extradited if the new conviction is upheld. a snowy owl hit a bus thursday morning remains in stable condition tonight. bird.ook x-rays of the the work is complete. the test may not be done until monday. they are trying to determine if the alcan safely be put under in the xia. is receivingowl pain medication, and about x, and fluids. one day away from the biggest sporting event of the year, super bowl xlviii will prove to be one of the most closely secured in history as federal, state, and local authorities work to keep everyone safe. we find out how. eyes from the sky as f-16's and helicopters fly overhead. in the waters near midlife stadium, state police boat on patrol. outside the s

let's go to amanda. >> it is not too bad on the roads. we do have some construction and potholes on the outer loop. we will start with the left lane near new hampshire. as you approached 95 in maryland, you need to stay to the right. we are clearing construction on it new york avenue. they do have some steel plates down, ensure to use caution to that stretch. want to make it past 95 in maryland, you're good to go on the outer loop. we have a live shot showing current conditions. youlso have a live shot for on the virginia side of the beltway. .s is the woodrow wilson bridge you are looking great this morning. you, amanda. the olympics are underway in sochi. host countrythe has a host of problems. at thenzalez has a look has a host of problems. at thenzalez has a look unfinished hotels and when courtney is sick and e cold in her own home... it just breaks her mother's heart. courtney is winning her fight with leukemia, but her mother had to quit working, and the heating bills just keep piling up. my little pal, dylan, continues his fight a

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doctors recommend it. >>> amanda knox is defiant.he says she's not going back to jail. >> i will never go willingly back to the place where i -- i'm going to fight this until the very end. >> that was knox speaking out today on abc's ""good morning america."" guilty of murder for the second time in four years. earlier this morning they found schelleto. at first it appeared he was trying to flee. his attorney says he was driving to his girlfriend's home and not trying to flee the country. the former couple was convicted in 2009 of killing meredith kircher in what prosecutors described as a sex game gone wrong. tabloids dubbed the american exchange student foxy knoxy. she was freed in 2011 after an appeals court in italy overturned the guilty verdict. at the time that court cited a lack of evidence. the reversal was another stunning twist in the case. the world watched as knox returned home to her family in seattle. that's where she was when she says she watched her third trial unfold in disbelief. >> like this really has hit me like a

, they could get treatment like amanda.the technology also allows people to make designer babies, gender selection, use eye color and hair color, and what about the slippery slope? >> you are right, norah. the technology to truly design your baby is there right now, and that's where the questions arise. what we are going to do as a society about and where we are going to draw the line. >> no regulations in america about this? >> not yet, but i have to say that's not being done yet, and people are not saying i want blue or green eyes, and they are not going down those lines but could one day. >> thank you. >>> you saw the video during the super bowl, and now jerry seinfeld answers once and for all, will there be a "seinfeld" reunion? ahead, the buzzfeed conversation. >>> and then back on 1974, the woman who became a hostage then stunned the world. do you remember who it was? the answer is coming up on "cbs this morning." sponsored by new fast-acting advil. nothing works faster. with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing a

to cross talk of bents in ukraine i'm joined by my guest amanda paul in brussels she is a policy analyst at the european policy center we also have alexander me curious in london he is a legal writer and analyst and in moscow we cross to dimitri he's a political analyst with the voice of russia radio station all across talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it alexander if i can go to you first in london where the government was supposed to be formed today and they're postponing it is this. a indication of what's going to come where we don't have unity even in kiev we have never had unity amongst the opposition leaders and that's been a serious problem they have never been able to agree which of them leads the opposition movement and to make matters worse we now know the two of the most important opposition leaders mrs to machine co and mystically each girl have ruled . have ruled themselves out ok i'd like to turn to war against amanda in brussels how do you see things playing out in kiev right now because we've seen is that the opposi

italians are up in arms go the latest developments in the amanda knox case. >> then there's this.goes back to jail that could happen just as the pan currently serving time for the murder of meredith kercher walks free. abc's neal karlinsky has more. >> reporter: this morning, the verdict after the verdict. many italians are convinced amanda knox will get special treatment. >> translator: i was annoyed by the pressure we endured from the united states, this man says. another adds, i think she will never come back to italy. she he's stay there in the clear. but knox's life is far less certain than that. the threat of extradition for the murder of meredith kercher looms large if her appeals are exhausted. still in an abc news exclusive, she was defiant. >> i will never go willingly back to the place where i -- i'm going to fight this until the very end. and it's not right and it's not fair. >> reporter: lost on many the fact that this man, rudy guede, was already convicted and is doing time for the murder. >> rudy guede's dna is all over the place. they searched that crime scene for

many italians are convinced amanda knox will get special treatment. [ speaking a foreign language ] "ure that we endured from the united states," this man says. another adds, "i think she will never come back to italy. she'll stay there in the clear." but knox's life is far less certain than that. the threat of extradition for the murder of meredith kercher looms large if her appeals are exhausted. still in an abc news exclusive, she was defiant. >> i will never go willingly back to the place where i -- i'm going to fight this until the very end, and it's not right and it's not fair. >> reporter: lost on many is the fact that this man, local drifter, rudy guede, was already convicted and is doing time for the murder. >> rudy guede's dna is all over the place. they searched that crime scene for two months, and they were not able to find amanda knox's dna. >> reporter: still, guede could actually walk free at the very moment authorities are trying to put knox back in prison. >> with good behavior, he is eligible and will probably receive daytime release this year. >> reporter: if italy

amanda knox speaking out. shock and angered over that guilty verdict. >> it's not right and it's not fair. >> how she plans to make sure she never goes back to italy or prison. >>> and young guns. a 4-year-old with a machine gun, is this really a solution to gun safety? join in as we all talk together, tonight. >>> and a good evening to you on this super bowl weekend. and nerves were on edge today, there was a security scramble after seven packages filled with white powder were found near the super bowl stadium. it was a false alarm, but everyone on high alert, and here it is, live tonight, more than 80,000 fans will fill this stadium on sunday. hundred million more will watch at home, and alex perez has the unprecedented security in air and on the ground. >> reporter: hazmat teams scrambled today responding to suspicious packages of white powder delivered to new jersey hotels near metlife stadium. the letters were not hazardous. but the swift response shows how law enforcement here is on a hair-trigger high a

all right. [ laughter ] amanda, where are you from and what do you do?ad school. [ laughter ] >> seth: okay, so -- you're from florida, i think we're allowed to do that. you can still play, but you'll have to give you a handicap. so cassandra can you come out here and help us with that? all right you're going to need to wear a blind fold to even it up. [ laughter ] and that is a beautiful dress, cassandra. >> thanks i found it. [ laughter ] >> seth: oh yes. all right. [ cheers and applause ] take your time, cassandra. take your time. all right, let's begin. i will read the news story and you guess if it is fake or if it really happened in florida. if you're correct, you will hear the sound of retiree winning a bingo game. >> bingo! [ laughter ] >> seth: if your answer is incorrect you'll hear a pageant mom yelling at her 4-year-old. >> amber, no! [ laughter ] >> seth: let's begin. contestant number one, melissa. a pastor in miami gardens told the press if he would eat a live cockroach as a stunt to bring more people to his mega church. fake or florida? >

. >> amanda, here's a solution: speaking about precedent. should utah politicians tighten up here when it comes to regulation, and should industry be made a scapegoat? >> i think that scapegoat is too strong a word. but the truth is that it requires sacrifice from a wide array to sectors, and people who drive the cars being willing to pay more for gas, and refineries, and copper mines being willing to put in the best pollution control technologies. i think that they do a good job, but we have a population expected to double in the next 30-40 years, and we're all living in this valley ringed by mountains. and we need a bold vision, and it needs to cu come from the vey top. from the governor to the leaders, and we're going to have to put billions of dollars into a bus network to feed the light rail that we have. and think carefully about the zoning and planning stuff. do we want to sprawl and sprawl and sprawl, or do we want an amazing city for tomorrow built around transit development and all of that stuff. so we're doing good on the small st

murder of amanda's roommate. countdown to the super bowl. a massive security effort to keep new york and new jersey safe this weekend for the tens of thousands turning out to the big game. and for those of us staying at home, all eyes will be on the splashy commercials with advertisers spending millions to air the ads that are often more popular than the game itself. good morning, i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. >>> another huge security effort under way half a world away, in russia where the olympic winter games are five days away. richard engel has been there for weeks. we'll hear from him whether or not the country is ready to host the world. >>> plus, a former tsa screener offers a revealing look at what he says is really going on at airport security line. if you're nervous about them seeing you through the scanner, you may have had good reason to be. >>> but we do begin with the latest on the allegations from a former aide that governor chris christie did know about

. >> amanda knox convicted of the same murder she was once acquitted of. everyone in this country asking, how did this happen? but in europe, a near unanimous cry, finally justice. how the media divided two continents with an expert on the case, dan abrams of abc news. and what unites us, the super bowl may just be television's last great communal event. let the cynics call it the corporate bowl. for hundreds of millions of us, it's good, old-fashioned american fun. we'll get to all of that this morning but up first, governor chris christie, explosive new allegations he knew more about the george washington bridge traffic scandal than he admitted. since bridge gate first broke, the story about christie's staffers scheming to close off part of the bridge for political reasons, christy has denied knowing anything about it in advance. for weeks reporters haven been digging looking for evidence of what christy knew and when he knew it. on friday afternoon what looked like a big scoop from "the new york times" in a letter the lawyer for david wildstein the man

amanda knox.alking about her again today, because there is yet another development in this case that won't go away. convicted of murder, then acquitted, then convicted again of killing her roommate in italy. all of this, if you can believe it, six and a half years ago. and here's the update today. her boy friend at the time, rafael, remember the guy whose version of what happened that night matched up with amanda knox's version to the t and the dotted i? he swore up and down she was innocent. but maybe not so much anymore. it's really tough to put this one together. our deb feyerick is watching this new development on what he is saying about her, what he is saying about the incidents. everything that happened afterwards. and all of a sudden, there's this divergence of things. i'm not sure what to make of it, because much of it is behavioral, not so much factual. >> that's exactly right. he has defended amanda knox. their stories have not diverged. but what is happening now is, there are some quest

in a quarter of an hour amanda has bought a gun and can take it home. in this store there are hundreds of different guns for every different taste. the objective of the arms industry is to seduce men and women. we have a good female clientele here let me show you some of the guns that they're interested in and that's been popular with women is obviously more for the latest because it's pink you love it and can't wait to have it to ensure that their children are safe women are willing to take any measure taking this in. consideration companies have developed weapons for children smaller than those for adults but just as deadly let's have a look at some guns for kids. these small twenty two rifles are popular for parents to buy their children some of them as young as four or five years old. obviously scaled down base and small for a child. or. young girls shoot out here too so we do have a pink one whether the young lady likes pink or not because this way her brother won't take it. there are weapons for the entire family. gun culture is not a term without

>> my name is amanda smith hayes. >> amanda, did you kill laura ackerson?. >> did you help grant kill laura ackerson? >> i absolutely did not. >> were you present when grant killed lawr rackerson? >> no, sir, i was not. >> did you know that laura had died before you got to texas? >> no, sir. jon: today prosecutors announcing they will call hayes' sister to testify about some brand new evidence, love letters that amanda hayes supposedly sent to her husband while he was in jail. those letters all rightedly obtained from grant hayes' father. >> he said i have these letters that i've just faxed to your office which show that, you know, after the arrest, after they were both in custody that she is sending these letters to, you know, to our home asking us to tell grant hayes that she loves him, that she think abouts about him every day. jon: joining us once again our legal panel, ashley merchant, a criminal defense attorney, and heather hanson, a trial attorney. of heather, what about this new evidence? these love letters that were written, apparently, after the

amanda, how do the roads look? there were orning some plows blocking my way. >> yesterday, that was the only thing getting through this mess. much better conditions this morning. however still a lot of black ice out there and a lot of issues. we have an overturned vehicle going along 66 eco. this is the live shot you're -- eastbound. this is the live shot that you're looking at. that is going to cause major problems for commuters. and it is just a good example of what can happen in these conditions. this is a live shot at university just north turnover beltway in maryland. you can see that intersection still almost completely covered. covered with tire tracks but you really do need to use extreme caution. go slow this morning and give yourself extra breaking room. kind of go for a sunday drive if you have to head out. take slow. we have reports of wires down along aviation drive. >> thank you. 4:34. getting over my sold. problems this morning in one montgomery county neighborhood. >> john gonzales is live in north

i thought amanda and hampton did a good job. i like to acknowledge my staff, specifically they're here today. my chief financial officer, i know supervisor breed, you're familiar with him having served as a fire chief. he handled the staffing and overtime piece as well as my hr director and manager, jesus who handled the recruitment. i'm joined by deputy chief and ray. i like to thank very particularly the staff of the department of human resources. i can tell you we do work well with them. the director and i meet regularly. during business hours, after business hours, whatever it takes to manage the department. i consider her a well regarded and respected colleague and have gotten a lot of advice from her as well as her staff who has years and years of expertise. finally, i'd like to acknowledge the presence of the director jennifer johnston who we appear before them. they have to take a look at the exams and we have to look at the secondary criteria. i like to acknowledge mayor lee because if it wasn't for mayor lee and his st