and during the trial, and we heard from amanda knox herself and from amanda's family, that wasn't truenk the truth is somewhere in between. the two had gone to a chocolate vest fal in the brief weeks they had known each other. just two days before she was r murdered, meredith and amanda were out for a night on the town. they were friends. they had roommate issues from time to time, but there was nothing malicious there. >> as you point out, they hadn't been roommates very long. what was it, two months maybe? >> just a few weeks. just a few weeks. >> this is really some of the first we've heard from john kercher. they are been very quiet, as much as they feel like our daughter has been forgotten, they've been reticent to speak out. >> they have. the family has been remarkably classy in all of this. the day after the acquittal, the rest of the family held a news conference. john kercher was not at at second trial. they were -- they were baffled by all of this but they did not say there's an injustice here or that someone got away with murder. they truly believe someone else must have bee

i mean, i know you talk about the amanda knox trial, but -- >> it's brand-new.nthony did it. it's getting to be the thing in high-profile cases now. so, you know, they're just trying to -- >> is this admission that a jury will always be biased, whether the members of the jury think they are or want to be, i'm not saying that. but people have -- there's no one in this country who doesn't know about this case. >> well, and we know statistically that people get their information from the internet. the jury pool will be selected from people who read the internet. but here's the real question. will the judge try to shut it down? you know, it's unethical for an attorney to the try to directly influence a jury outside of the courtroom. this is being run by an attorney. very different than even in the amanda knox case, there were independent third parties running the website. this is unusual. o'mara's running it himself. and i think he might get in trouble with the judge. so we'll have to see how the judge responds to this. >> well, that is going to be the key question.

. >>> and a father says amanda knox's acquittal and trial over shadowed his daughter's death.ghter was beautiful and intelligence. and saying that knox was jealous. saying, quote, amanda hated meredith because people loved her more than amanda." >>> and quite a scare for a tv newscaster. take a look. he was on air, just as a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck chile this morning. you see him holding on to the desk. that studio's in santiago. the quake, centered about 70 miles away. look at the broadcaster, rolling on through. wondering aloud if it was a major quake or a minor one. it did trigger mudslides. no injuries were reported. and you got your news in real-time. >> impressive. >> congratulations to that guy, because i'm heading for the hills. >>> now, diane sawyer, with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning, josh. and tonight, they are so beautiful to watch, as you know. but struggling to find food. the polar bears. the ice they call home is vanishing beneath them. you're going to hear something new, how some americans think they may save them. and that